Description: He is a husky man, who prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Full Plate.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His brown hair is still thick. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Baker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 14th 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. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Herbalist. Her bronze crest is thinning but still full. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She uses divination through singing.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Eggren was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is typically in his Shipwright uniform. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Bucklal took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up kukri and armor he uses now. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His yellow fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Optimist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 11000 sp. Silver pearl (100 gp). Citrine (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a white small hat and white clothes. His brown hair is long and unkept. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Layabout. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A gifted student he started as a Bookbinder, but he got bored and became a Layabout. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Layabout for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Rose (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and white handkerchief worn on his right side. His hair is always cut to a buzz. 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 is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To be a Barkeep again; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1100 gp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Through the years after Kallista was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Kallista's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Kallista and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many dire rats want her driven away

Flaws: Forgetful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he likes to wear black tank tops with blue pants. His hair is silver and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).