Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He is portly but not overly obese. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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

History: He got into the Merchant business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Bookbinder, but he got bored and became a Merchant. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Astar was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and balancing his hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a whip, but if one is not available she will default to her greataxe. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Makaria was born with her mother's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). 3 Smokesticks. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Antitoxin. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with black slacks. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Tomph was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 50 pp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). 1 Crowbar. 1 Good lock. 1 Superior lock. 1 Spyglass.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear flannel. He has wavy blonde hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nuraval isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Seamstress but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nuraval was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Pacifist. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are white and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 sp. Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Citrine (50 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Full Plate.

Description: This late middle aged woman dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a green coat with grey slacks and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Hunter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Hunter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She struck the Hunter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she's in love

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a blue collared shirt and red pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1600 gp. Black opal (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a green coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. He has styled his rusty crest well, parting it to the right. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 gp. Coral (120 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Revenge; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.