Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it, and is pretty ugly. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered illithids who tried to eat his hand. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Assassin father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 5000 sp. Onyx (20 gp). Black pearl (300 gp).

Description: He wears bulky black painted plate armor. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Lazy, Racist. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1300 gp. Coral (90 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 900 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this southern man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has violet eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp.