Description: He is lean but muscular and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Navigator father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and doesn't want to be a shipwright and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. At some point he was captured by brigands and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anthony fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born in the south to a Bowyer, Heward learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bowyer for the past few years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

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.