Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Stylist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Black pearl (600 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a Bookbinder first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Zephan lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Zephan was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1400 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Jet (110 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Slave Trader. She wears her black hair down. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To be a Architect again; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 100. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Murook was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 24000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. He is physically well-built. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His parents enrolled him in a Commoner school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available he will default to his greataxe. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are green.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Bookbinder and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is dressed in an above average manner. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries with him a set of halberds on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He sports a flattop hair cut. His fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born to a Doctor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 7000 sp. Amethyst (140 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Rose (80 gp). Sard (80 gp).

Description: She wears tan 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 mace. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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 find somewhere to settle down; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Good lock.