Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She got into the Seamstress business at a young age. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She became a Seamstress soon after.

Motivation: To be a Locksmith again; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 sp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his mace, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He sports a flattop hair cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Blacksmith born in the past three hundred years. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Armorer profession.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Conrad alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp).

Description: He stands about 6'1" and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He has worked as a Sculptor like his mother before him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She wears professional attire. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her spear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. With wild black hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 sp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). 4 Smokesticks.

Description: 3'4" and muscular, this eastern woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. 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: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 80 pp. A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp).

Description: He has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. He carries a battered whip and tarnished sword as well. He has a very tight haircut. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Duergath liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 260 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He wears his white hair up. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, marred by beers. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

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

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His silver hair is cut short. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.