Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He dresses like a well dressed Barber does. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are green.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He got into the Barber business at a young age. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Alston alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has worked as a Barber like his mother before him.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and he is content

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting illithids, the young Rael began to lead the lost caravan. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Mercenary mother left her crippled. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hammer, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He's also a talented Guard, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Jet (140 gp).