Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Nim is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

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. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 800 pp. Silver ewer (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned male wears long strands of opal and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born in the south. Vanuath was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Vanuath decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is typically in his Mayor uniform. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has auburn hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Vanuath was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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 inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with red slacks. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His green eyes peer out from beneath his feathered violet hat.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Erevan was born the youngest of three triplets. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Family, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Quarion was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. Quarion abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 pp. Carnelian (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Jacinth (8000 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Obsidian (12 gp).