Description: This man is very fat, and wears tan trousers with grey and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born in a small desert village. Arnold was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Slave Trader. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'5". He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is long and golden with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Hugh was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barrister work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barrister work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a Weaver, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A freak accident while working with his Weaver mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Heward lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Cartwright they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Herbalist, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 40 pp.