Description: 5'2" and muscular, this northern man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. His red hair is heavily combed to the left. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Bertram lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Warlock school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'9". He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and his gloved hand is found clutching a longbow. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is dressed in an above average manner. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is an epitome of beauty. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Peter's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born in the east. When Peter reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp. Sard (50 gp). Moss agate (6 gp).