Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Gardener. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Job, In love. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 190 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Manfred lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Manfred was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Bather. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and doesn't want to be a bather and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 360 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears an entirely blue suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears his silver hair down. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Paelias wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Ranger, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He married young, but lost his spouse to illithids. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is typically in her Fortune-teller uniform. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She worked as a nervous Fortune-teller and found it very stressful. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: To be a Mercenary again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Slave, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.