Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His black hair is thinning but still full. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp. Jet (90 gp). Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He carries a battered trident and tarnished halberd as well. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Alex was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has moderate length blonde hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Heward fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His brown hair is braided into rings. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is a Soapmaker first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Peter was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Warrior, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Warrior in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Peter abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is typically in his Baker uniform. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 500 gp. Obsidian (16 gp). Red spinel (140 gp).