Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tattered old clothes. He sports a flattop hair cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Varis was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 50 pp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body and is in decent physical shape. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He is an amazing painter.

History: Aust was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Masseuse, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2600 gp. Obsidian (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Jet (70 gp). Sard (60 gp). White opal (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a fancy brown suit. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. He has blue eyes and a brown hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gifted student he started as a Server, but he got bored and became a Stableman. He has achieved small success as a Stableman.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Jet (100 gp).

Description: He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Vanuath was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 210 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears grey trousers with blue and red striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Healer father left him crippled. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Pink pearl (100 gp). Onyx (50 gp).