Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a blue costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He is a Doppelganger in disguise. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His silver hair is long and unkept. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1800 sp. Sard (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, marred by sweets. He has a very tight haircut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Masseuse profession.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. His hair is auburn and very short. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dean studied abroad. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1 Holy water. 1 Holy water.