Description: This younger middle-aged man wears bulky blue painted plate armor, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Shepherd profession.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Brewer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A gifted student he started as a Shepherd, but he got bored and became a Brewer. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 800 pp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He carries with him a set of scythes, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His dark red hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Merihim has worked very hard to control his curse. He bought a scythe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a red coat. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 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 appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 6'10". He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it, and his gloved hand is found clutching a falchion. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Ekemon wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... A true patriot, Ekemon would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 800 pp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Jade (110 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jelenneth grew up listening to her father's many stories. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Jelenneth took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up halberd and armor she uses now. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 5000 gp. Iolite (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Sard (50 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 3'11" northern man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Apothecary who has hired him part-time. Harbek enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Harbek was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Amber (70 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Jet (70 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Amber (70 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Ilanis was born the youngest of three triplets. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 8000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 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. 1 Minor magic item.