Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a red vest and prefers blue and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He is a Maurezhi in disguise. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Norman enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, In love. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 gp. Coral (130 gp). Jade (130 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male wears green trousers with white and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and many brigands want him driven away

Flaws: Shy, PTSD, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

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

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat and is in decent physical shape. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Alex wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Fighter, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... Alex is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This eastern man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. His tied-back hair is black. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barkeep hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Backpack. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Good lock.