Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears a white small hat and white clothes. His golden hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Skak 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... He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has no hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Tim has worked very hard to control his curse. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longbow.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Ar-Pratu is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ar-Pratu studied abroad. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

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

Possessions: 4000 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing a long, white cloak. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Brewer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Miller, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2000 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Rose (70 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His rusty crest is thinning but still full. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Ildrex was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. At a young age his mother died while driving off some illithids. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in greataxe use. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Ildrex was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 7000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Coral (130 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: A 5'9" western man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a Mortician, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her red hair is cut short. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Valida was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Butcher for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Emotional, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 12000 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.