Description: This younger middle-aged man typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is cut close to his head. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Marbas enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Marbas never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp. Amethyst (100 gp). Eye agate (13 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a green shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shipwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 sp. White opal (700 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp).

Description: This eastern man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his brown hair up. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Junk Dealer profession.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. A gifted student he started as a Junk Dealer, but he got bored and became a Weaver. He tends to his Weaver job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a falchion on her belt. Her red hair is cut short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Tordrid's homeland. Tordrid decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tordrid fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Emerald (1200 gp).