Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Krusk was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Fortune-teller for the past few years.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 9000 gp.

Description: An older woman who prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts, she is not a threatening figure. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 8000 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a white tunic with green highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is black and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. His hair is blue and very short. His white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He usually wears his white robe and has his kukri always slung over his shoulder. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Mason. 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, Târz is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Târz was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 pp. A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Erky fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden pearl (70 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Rose (20 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 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 is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His head has been shaved. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A freak accident while working with his Laborer mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.