Description: This malnourished man wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. He has brown hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Blacksmith but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Lamlis lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: This woman wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. Her white fur is knotted and matted. She has a tattooed face.

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 plays an instrument quite well.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. His crest is red and very short. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Bharash is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: A 5'11" eastern man, he wears a brown vest and prefers blue and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is golden, braided, and well cared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. 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: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bather arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Anselm was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Anselm decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to be a slave trader again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1900 gp. Banded agate (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Coral (90 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Torbera was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.