Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a pastel feathered hat and pastel clothes. His fur is short and gray. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1900 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp).

Description: An older man who wears dull brown sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed halberd, just in case, he is not a threatening figure. His scarlet crest is heavily combed to the left. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a Sailor, his father struggled to pay the bills. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 sp. Black opal (500 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the right. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Ghaliver was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 3100 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He has no hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Through the years after Rurik was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Rurik's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.