Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Vanuath hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born in the west to a Ploughman, Vanuath learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. After coming to the age of reason, Vanuath took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Laucian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1100 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, green shirt, and grey tie. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Adran's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a great chef.

History: Born to a Spice Merchant, his mother struggled to pay the bills. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a ceremonial dagger and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (12000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp).

Description: Standing 5'3", this man prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying south to reunite his family. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears tattered old clothes. He has a hunchback. His red hair is knotted and matted. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2 Antitoxin.