Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he very much looks the part of a Herbalist. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 Herbalist. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Herbalist for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Moonstone (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She is physically well-built. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a Laborer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, In love. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 250 gp. Eye agate (12 gp).

Description: This western woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her white fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man wears a white shirt with thin black vertical stripes and yellow pants. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Az-Adar is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Az-Adar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Tailor for hire.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A 5'9" eastern man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his dark red hair up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He got into the Carpenter business at a young age. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Revenge; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is short and black. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

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

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a blue coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her golden hair is long and unkept. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Shanairla will drive conversation. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shanairla grew up listening to her father's many stories. Shanairla abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This malnourished man is typically in his Barkeep uniform. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Barkeep born in the past three hundred years. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Oloric was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new barkeep responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 sp. 4 Antitoxin.