Description: He is a husky man, who wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Solomon was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bookbinder. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a lance, but if one is not available he will default to his crossbow. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and brown robe with the hood down. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His ears are large.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Godfrey was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Silk rope. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'6" when asserting himself. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Simon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Azurite (15 gp).

Description: He wears dull brown sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sickle, just in case. He carries with him a set of sickles on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He takes great joy in being the best Ruler in town.

History: Kyle hails from a village terrorized by brigands. At a young age his father died while driving off some brigands. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in sickle use. He has worked as a Ruler like his father before him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.