Description: This man is very fat, and wears tattered old clothes. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bookbinder business.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Heian was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Black opal (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: He usually wears his violet robe and has his greatsword always slung over his shoulder. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His chestnut hair is still thick. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born into a rich family. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mercenary. He tends to his Mercenary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 5000 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Amber (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. 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 end her boredom; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red garnet (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Coral (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Stableman, he is not a threatening figure. His bronze crest, when down, is lengthy. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Stableman arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mayor they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Bricklayer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery, and carries halberds. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. 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 at the edge of vast island. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Broce never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 19000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Mason but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

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. His childhood dream was to be a Tanner, but he was a colossal failure. He struck the Mason job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Tanner again.

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).