Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears tattered old clothes. His black hair is braided into rings. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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 feels threatened by others; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'2" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'1". He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. A freak accident while working with his Miner mother left him crippled. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Halimath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 sp. Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His white hair is still thick. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Persistence, Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 220 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a tan vest and prefers white and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 70000 cp. Sardonyx (20 gp).