Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He is physically well-built. He wears his chestnut hair down. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a Shipwright, his father struggled to pay the bills. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Shipwright again; and to pay off his debts

Flaws: PTSD, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job, Debt. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Red garnet (150 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she is content

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Jet (100 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears pastel leather gloves, a pastel jacket, and tight pants. He sports a flattop fur cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving The war was a terrible time for him, and Drifting does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Drifting was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Expert, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Expert in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 180 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her greataxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her auburn hair is lengthy. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the north to a Roofer, Kansif learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Commoner who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To be a Ploughman again; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.