Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a black coat with tan slacks, and is pretty ugly. His golden hair is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature spear.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He wears his chestnut hair up. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Malachite (11 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Bernard will drive conversation. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Bernard lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 5'11", this man has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a club on his belt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Shepherd. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Shepherd for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 gp.