Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he is typically in his Bricklayer uniform. He wears his auburn hair down. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Aerdeth is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Bather, but he got bored and became a Bricklayer. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has no hair. Her eyes are silver and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

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

Description: An older man who wears a grey costume with the symbols of death on his torso, he is not a threatening figure. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Rolf was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. After a long history of fighting, Rolf and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 90 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 6'10" and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 26000 cp. Azurite (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Citrine (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and grey handkerchief worn on his left side. He is portly but not overly obese. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has shaved his head bald. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Morgran alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze and is in decent physical shape. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep black.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Prosperine was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a white and red robe with the hood down. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He uses divination through singing.

History: Bhevek was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Bhevek never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Nature, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.