Description: Standing 4'11", this man wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Aramil wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 sp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Jade (150 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 12000 sp. Obsidian (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. 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: Gifted from a young age, Ahvain studied abroad. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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 feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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: He was born in the north. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).