Description: This western man wears a worn and beaten armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair is lengthy. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Conrad enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Conrad was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying west to reunite his family. 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; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 12000 cp. White pearl (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp).

Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

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

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a trident on his belt and is in decent physical shape. His head has been shaved. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Solomon hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a blue costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying north to reunite his family. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Geoffrey was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Hematite (15 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Dustin hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Dustin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).