Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shepherd.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Efferil hails from a village terrorized by giants. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Tanner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Tanner work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man wears just a green suit. His clothes are grease stained in places. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Tharivol was born with his father's beautiful face. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp).

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a simple brown robe with blue stripes complete with hood. He wears his blonde hair down. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Nim was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. 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 desires power and/or immortality; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 190 pp. Sard (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Malachite (13 gp).