Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a black vest and prefers tan and violet shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His crest is white and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Insane. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who very much looks the part of a Stableman. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He got into the Stableman business at a young age. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He's also a talented Glassblower, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Glassblower again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Coral (160 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Jet (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Coral (160 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a fancy yellow dress and is in decent physical shape. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Elves in Cecily's homeland. Cecily decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Rose (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Clear bright green emerald (6000 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and balancing his hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Banded agate (15 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: This northern man prefers to wear flannel. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is white and very short. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Thea reached her early adolescence her Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 10000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available he will default to his longbow. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1000 pp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Jet (160 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Rose (70 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp).