Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears bulky tan painted plate armor. His red hair is thinning but still full. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Qualen grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has achieved small success as a Beggar.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'6" and very much looks the part of a Servant. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His black crest is greasy and uncared for. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Rathkran hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His childhood dream was to be a Fletcher, but he was a colossal failure. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Servant for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 600 pp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Onyx (70 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His silver crest is smooth and relatively long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Nykkan was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Debt. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively, and he perpetually has his whip ready. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He takes great joy in being the best Painter in town.

History: Pikar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Painter for hire.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She tends to wear a large green jacket. She keeps her silver crest in a flapper bob. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

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. A true patriot, Doudra would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Doudra was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To be a Glassblower again; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 20000 cp. Coral (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: She wears suspenders and violet workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time. Her head has been shaved. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 800 sp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her crest is black and curly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. After coming to the age of reason, Nala took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Nala was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 14000 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His crest is black and curly. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Layabout born in the past three hundred years. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Layabout for hire.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Naivara alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 110 pp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp).