Description: He is lean but muscular and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His bronze crest is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying north to reunite his family. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 240 gp. Eye agate (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Healer for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and black handkerchief worn on his left side. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Whurbin hails from a village terrorized by brigands. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, In love, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 60 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a hunchback. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his small brown hat.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bellfounder for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new bellfounder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a great chef.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 110 gp.