Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a long, tan cloak. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in the south. 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 whip.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears tattered old clothes. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Shane is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This western man prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Adelard was born on a far western plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Spice Merchant. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears an entirely tan suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is chestnut and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He has achieved small success as a Mercenary.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He bought a lance and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Sard (40 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.