Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, In love. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Matilda was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To be a Sage again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2000 cp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Stableman but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Gerald alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Gerald was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1200 sp.