Description: Standing 3'8", this man very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Qualen was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Nature, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. With bright blonde hair. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Ootah has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a grey vest and prefers brown and yellow shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: Baern lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and a deep hatred of drow

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His golden hair is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He got into the Guard business at a young age. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Mûglûk grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Mûglûk. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 500 sp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp). 1 Antitoxin.