Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Theren was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Engraver. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Banded agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barber. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Efferil is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born in the south. His first spouse was a Sailor, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Barber and was forced into it by his family; and elven compassion

Flaws: Greedy, Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 pp. Eye agate (9 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a violet shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born in the east. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 50 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a very tight haircut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Beiro was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His first spouse was a Miner, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 6000 sp. Iolite (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Sard (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.