Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is physically well-built. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Tagga was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A freak accident while working with her Laborer father left her crippled. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. His purple hair is smooth and relatively long. His black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Purson alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 3000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, grey cloak. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gifted student she started as a Banker, but she got bored and became a Laborer. She's also a talented Banker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and balancing her hectic life and new laborer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 sp. Silver pearl (100 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is typically in her Laborer uniform. She has wavy golden hair. She has hazel eyes and a white hat with a green feather.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Laborer. Recently the stress of being a Laborer has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 60 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).