Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears professional attire. He has done his best to style his copper crest to look like a famous performer. He has red eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Unemployed hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He struck the Unemployed job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak and is in decent physical shape. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1800 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, black shirt, and green tie and is in decent physical shape. With bright red hair. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (50 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This tall, slender woman dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with yellow slacks. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Dyer. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and balancing her hectic life and new dyer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 20 gp.