Description: He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has a very tight haircut. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Nim was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. 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 his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Passionate, Logical, Philantrophist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 11000 sp. Fire opal (1500 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and dresses well, wearing pastel shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2200 gp. Fire opal (700 gp). Amber (70 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Peridot (30 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'4" and wears an entirely brown suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His black hair is still thick. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born into a rich family. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sard (80 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Jet (110 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp).

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 chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Aust will drive conversation. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aust fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.