Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a green vest and prefers grey and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Gerald was born the youngest of three triplets. He was taken from his home at a very young age. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, In love, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Silk rope. 1 Backpack.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a tan shirt with thin white vertical stripes and red pants. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Manfred was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Gardener. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp).

Description: He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'0" when asserting himself. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His golden hair is still thick. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Balimaar is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Baker. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a green costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His black hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Bernard wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Fighter, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Gifted from a young age, Bernard studied abroad. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.