Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Architect but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Vanuath was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vanuath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

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. Adran 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Red spinel (100 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Jade (100 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Aelar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 17000 sp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp).

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. He is physically well-built. He wears his black hair up. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Scribe. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Slave, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 60 pp. Onyx (60 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His hair is short and golden. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Gifted from a young age, Beiro studied abroad. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.