Description: He is a mite stocky and sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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: He would like to get married and retire; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He keeps his long blue hair kept up in a rat tail. He has black eyes and a green hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Valafar hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She worked as a nervous Shoemaker and found it very stressful. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To be a Architect again.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears baggy black pantaloons and a grey scarf, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has no hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady white eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Thamuz never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and balancing his hectic life and new carter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver pearl (40 gp). Malachite (10 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a glaive on her belt. She has golden hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nissa will drive conversation. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nissa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Justice, Logical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

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

Possessions: 1800 sp.