Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Naeris hails from a village terrorized by illithids. When Naeris reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. 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. Naeris fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 150 pp.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this northern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is long and unkept. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 310 pp.

Description: He wears a brown collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Nutae reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Rose (60 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Sard (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Jet (90 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Theren enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He got into the Shoemaker business at a young age. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and balancing his hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 700 pp. Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this southern man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Varis was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Being a Barkeep kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 110 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp).