Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a fancy pastel suit. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. He has blue eyes and a pastel hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Kody enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Marshal for the past few years.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a black coat with blue slacks. He has blonde hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Alex reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Alex was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Clerebold was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a Performer soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Trained by his mother 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 died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Clerebold 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 Clerebold. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Clerebold was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 sp. Amethyst (120 gp).