Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears his black hair down. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Manfred hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He married young, but lost his spouse to illithids. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, marred by chocolates. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He's also a talented Bookbinder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Amethyst (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Good lock.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Norman lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Norman alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length white hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is blonde and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 11000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.