Description: He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time, and carries monstrous two handed axes. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His ears are large.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. A true patriot, Bertram would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: The child of a Dilettante, who enjoyed hunting, Bertram was taken on many hunting expeditions. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Clerebold alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Clerebold was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 16000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Raymond was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents were killed by orcs in a raid when he was still a young child. The orcs captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: 5'0" 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 well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gerard grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, and is pretty ugly. He has golden hair. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Tanner mother left him crippled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp).