Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his feathered red hat.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Efferil hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Efferil was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 500 pp. Azurite (16 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Sard (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is short and black. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Aust hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is long and brown with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. He has amber eyes and a violet hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 4000 gp.