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 is wearing a long, green cloak. His rusty crest is heavily combed to the left. His red eyes peer out from beneath his feathered green hat.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mason business.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Norkruuth was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Norkruuth decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 36000 sp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Aline lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Religious, Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1600 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her tied-back hair is white. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Through the years after Hugolina was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Hugolina's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.