Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Miles was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barkeep. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new barkeep responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Coral (140 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a fancy blue suit. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp).

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his whip with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his whip, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. He keeps his orange fur in a pixie cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Glassblower hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Glassblower

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

Possessions: 3000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Architect profession.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Apothecary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Apothecary work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is content; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 700 pp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her head has been shaved. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born to a Bricklayer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. After a long history of fighting, Avice and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 8000 gp. Zircon (70 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Coral (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). White pearl (130 gp).

Description: This western woman wears tattered old clothes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her golden hair is still thick. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is a great chef.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 6000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.