Description: A 6'4" western man, he is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has no hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Kody alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Aldous lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He found a children's book about a Human Cleric who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a laborer again

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 700 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male wears just a brown suit. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Baker. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and balancing his hectic life and new baker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has wavy red hair. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Ernest lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sage they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Fisher, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and doesn't want to be a fisher and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fisher

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

Possessions: Blue quartz (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp).