Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

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

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a long, white cloak. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Nicholas enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nicholas studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Nicholas took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Nicholas never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. He is baby faced.

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. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A freak accident while working with his Healer father left him crippled. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Healer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Spy, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Simple lock. 1 Silk rope.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Bertram lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He got into the Shepherd business at a young age. Gerald was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Gerald decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

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

Possessions: 100 gp. Malachite (5 gp).