Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears his black hair down. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Heward alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he's in love

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears black trousers with violet and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is short and chestnut. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Trym hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Trym was born on a far eastern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Bookbinder. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Trym was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker black hat.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 gp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Arnold 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: Arnold lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 gp.