Description: This tall, slender man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He has golden hair. He has amber eyes and a red hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: The child of a Sellsword, who enjoyed hunting, Hupe was taken on many hunting expeditions. Hupe liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 gp. Star ruby (1400 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her red crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Gilkass speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 50 pp. Malachite (6 gp). Coral (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Rose (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Azurite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears professional attire. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has moderate length blue hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears suspenders and yellow workpants. Her shirt is violet, and she wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. She has no hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 800 gp. Carnelian (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.