Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears baggy black pantaloons and a green scarf. His tied-back hair is blonde. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. His brown hair is long and unkept. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Cook but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 20000 cp. Deep green spinel (120 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Ahlyssa hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a brown shirt, with a pastel mid length skirt with pastel tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her red hair is heavily combed to the right. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in the north to a Cartwright, Sarah learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp).