Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Gunter hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gunter grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He found a children's book about a Human Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 10 pp. Black pearl (800 gp).

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. 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. Ralf enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ralf fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Peter lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Peter was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and to protect his home

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 16000 cp. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 2 Holy water.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Masseuse they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Gardener, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Gardener and was forced into it by his family; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 30 pp. Coral (150 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an entirely tan suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and is pretty ugly. He wears his silver hair down. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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 east. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp.