Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a white costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His red hair is braided into rings. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Carter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Carter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Farmer again.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears professional attire, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Gennal was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and usually wears his tan robe and has his sai always slung over his shoulder. His golden hair is lengthy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 190 pp. Onyx (30 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. He wears his brown hair down. His green eyes peer out from beneath his broad tan hat.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the south were limited. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2100 gp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Dayereth was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp).