Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the right. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a Apothecary first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Her childhood dream was to be a Engraver, but she was a colossal failure. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Apothecary for the past few years.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 pp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a black coat with blue slacks. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Layabout. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Job, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 400 pp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His brown fur is knotted and matted. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 800 pp. Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Rose (50 gp). Amber (140 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Coral (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Moss agate (16 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 average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Frederick is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Frederick lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student she started as a Barber, but she got bored and became a Merchant. She has worked as a Merchant like her father before her.

Motivation: To be a Barber again.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 7000 gp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Jade (120 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Zircon (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. His brown hair is long and unkept. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Frouse is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He became a Engraver soon after.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Obsidian (4 gp).