Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His ears are large.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Erdan was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Blacksmith. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Erdan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 5'5", this man tends to wear a large blue jacket. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, blue shirt, and tan tie. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born in a small plains village. Through the years after Berrian was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Berrian's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Berrian was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. His hair is auburn and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Gifted from a young age, Galinndan studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Iolite (70 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Black pearl (500 gp).

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scythes and daggers. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Koeth was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Koeth was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Koeth decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 gp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.