Description: This man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. 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. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 pp. Peridot (80 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is long and black with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He tends to his Farmer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Rose (20 gp). Malachite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Guard. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Soveliss enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 Guard. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Hematite (9 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Black opal (500 gp).

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Aerdeth was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.