Description: This slender woman stands about 5'3". She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Murook enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Miller for the past few years.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and balancing her hectic life and new miller responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man prefers to wear flannel. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is white and curly. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Pirithin was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He found a children's book about a Halfling Aristocrat who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Jade (130 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, marred by teas. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Joan was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Poor, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, blue shirt, and red tie, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her rusty crest is smooth and relatively long. Her ears are large.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the north to a Soapmaker, Mishann learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She tends to her Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'3". She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and her gloved hand is found clutching a sword. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She comes from a rich western family. A freak accident while working with her Actor mother left her crippled. 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: She seems to be bored by most things; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. His tied-back hair is brown. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in the east to a Bricklayer, Qualen learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Tabaxi activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tabaxi doctor. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: He wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sculptor who has hired him part-time. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He got into the Sculptor business at a young age. 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 Sculptor. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and wants to open a new tavern

Bonds: Has a crush, Attractive, Job, Debt. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 10 pp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Amber (110 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Antitoxin. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 2 Thunderstones.