Description: This man wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Theriatis hails from a village terrorized by orcs. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 800 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. The war was a terrible time for him, and Traki does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Malachite (14 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are green.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Ruler born in the past three hundred years. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a marshal again

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 pp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Dayereth liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 80 pp. Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Red garnet (50 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Gold music box (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.