Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. A true patriot, Ekk would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Ekk alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Banded agate (5 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.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Caeldrim's homeland. Caeldrim decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Caeldrim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Jet (70 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 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 dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He carries with him a set of daggers, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His auburn hair is lengthy. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his small tan hat.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Uthemar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2000 pp. Coral (90 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she dresses like a well dressed Blacksmith does. She wears her black hair up. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: Seere was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Blacksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 900 pp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Sard (30 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Jet (160 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Blue quartz (9 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 with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His crest is bronze and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Scribe hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Beggar, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'10" when asserting himself. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Henry alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, In love, Military, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 900 pp. Silver pearl (50 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Rose (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Jade (50 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Sard (80 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Unemployed. Her head has been shaved. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She worked as a nervous Unemployed and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jasper (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Amber (60 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Rose (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.