Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. He has a hunchback. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Balimaar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Expand his business; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Zircon (20 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Jade (120 gp).

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. He has moderate length blonde hair. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Server work with an outfit from a few towns over. Server work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to be a bounty hunter again

Ideals: Opinionated, Professionalism, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: She dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Ahlyssa was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp. White pearl (110 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He tends to wear a large yellow jacket. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Diggory was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Shipwright. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 40 pp.