Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears bulky grey painted plate armor. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, William was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Brewer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Brewer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He tends to his Brewer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Standing 6'0", this man wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Insomniac, Sensitive. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a longbow on his belt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. 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: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. He has worked as a Unemployed like his mother before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 40 pp.