Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His red hair is cut short. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, he is not a threatening figure. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Efferil lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Butcher they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Tanner, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Moonstone (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Black opal (800 gp).

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has a very tight haircut. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is an amazing painter.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered illithids who tried to eat his hand. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He usually wears his white robe and has his greataxe always slung over his shoulder. He is physically well-built. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a great chef.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Amber (110 gp).

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'8" when asserting himself. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. 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 is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: PTSD, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 40 pp.