Description: He wears a blue broad hat and blue clothes. He carries a battered axe and tarnished shortspear as well. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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. After a long history of fighting, Efferil and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Jet (110 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Jet (110 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears a white small hat and white clothes. He has a hunchback. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Paelias speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Servant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Paelias grew up listening to his father's many stories. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Guardian, Debt. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 40000 cp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'11" western man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

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. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 pp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is short and chestnut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Hadarai was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fortune-teller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rose (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak, and he perpetually has his bastard sword ready. He has shaved his head bald. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 6000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).