Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His black crest is heavily combed to the right. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Gargax was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and tends to wear a large brown jacket. His brown fur is long and unkept. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Quick is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student he started as a Merchant, but he got bored and became a Scribe. He's also a talented Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to be a merchant again

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Gardener mother left him crippled. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Canary diamond (8000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white fur. He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He has a hunchback. His white fur, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Kite enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1800 pp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Jet (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Jade (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Amber (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Malachite (10 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he usually wears his grey robe and has his hand crossbow always slung over his shoulder. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He got into the Knight business at a young age. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Military, Guardian. Occupation: Knight

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Jade (110 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. She sports red long hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 12000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her left hand. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length blue crest. Her gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 7000 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Coral (120 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Carnelian (50 gp).