Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'8" when asserting himself. His hair is white and curly. His white eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker black hat.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Marbas was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Coral (160 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed tan hat.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Through the years after Orla was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Orla's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Blue quartz (14 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: This southern man prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blonde hair is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born in the south. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'7" and wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Chad 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 drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 cp. Red spinel (160 gp).