Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the south to a Priest, Naal learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Priest for the past few years.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a brown shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His ears are large.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 82. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Moss agate (11 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears his silver hair down. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Naeris is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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. Heian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 gp.