Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears long strands of amber and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She uses divination through singing.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 60 gp. Pink pearl (40 gp). 2 Holy water.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She carries with her a set of hand crossbows on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: The child of a Miner, who enjoyed hunting, Astaro was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Astaro 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; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears just a blue suit. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. 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: Wants a kiss; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Mundane, Lazy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. He has silver hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Mantus lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her red hair is thinning but still full. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born into a rich family. She worked as a nervous Weaver and found it very stressful. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is typically in her Seamstress uniform. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Oolah wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She struck the Seamstress job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Engraver profession.

History: Chad was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Engraver they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Doctor, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Namfoodle hails from a village terrorized by giants. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman tends to wear a large green jacket, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new locksmith responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 80 gp. Moonstone (60 gp).