Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Gerard was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a white collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His silver hair is braided into rings. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Don lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Spice Merchant they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Mayor, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, In love. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a dagger, but if one is not available he will default to his spear. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Gilbert was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Gilbert and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a warhammer on his belt. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Dean was born with his father's beautiful face. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Dean grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Dean. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is dressed in an above average manner. His clothes are grease stained in places. He sports a flattop hair cut. 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. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Rolf was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Fighter, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Fighter in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Amethyst (130 gp). Jet (130 gp). Azurite (14 gp).