Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3200 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'9" and muscular, this northern man wears a worn and beaten armor. He has wavy black hair. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a Herbalist, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A freak accident while working with his Herbalist mother left him crippled. 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. Paelias fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 12000 sp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a red broad hat and red clothes. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Quarion was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Laborer, but he got bored and became a Mortician. 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: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He very much looks the part of a Shepherd. His white hair is knotted and matted. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He is a Deep Scion in disguise. He worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shepherd.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He has shaved his head bald. His ears are large.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Aelar hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

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

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 11000 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Jade (50 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Jet (50 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.