Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Heian was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Revenge; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 90000 cp. Moss agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. He has golden hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Efferil is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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 got money to start a business from the gang present in town. He is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Malachite (6 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Herbalist. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a green shirt with thin black vertical stripes and white pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Halimath was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Server work with an outfit from a few towns over. Server work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.