Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and grey pants. He has moderate length white hair. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Manfred hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Now he works as a poetry tutor during his time off.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His golden hair is lengthy. He is baby faced.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gifted student he started as a Fletcher, but he got bored and became a Masseuse. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His brown hair is cut short. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear flannel. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. John abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Kody speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Peridot (80 gp). 2 Alchemist’s fire. 4 Acid flasks. 1 Thunderstones.