Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His white hair is cut short. He is baby faced.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

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

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Amber (80 gp). Sard (60 gp). Jade (80 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the right. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Scribe. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Scribe.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2800 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp.