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 typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. His auburn hair is still thick. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is an amazing painter.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 70 pp. Golden pearl (130 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). White opal (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are white and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Skamos was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Apothecary. Being a Apothecary kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. He carries with him a set of bastard swords on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Revenge; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears a simple blue robe with brown stripes complete with hood. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Lia was born the youngest of three triplets. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She has achieved small success as a Butcher.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and doesn't want to be a butcher and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3200 sp. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Everburning torch.