Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses like a well dressed Engraver does. He wears a colorful flower in his red crest. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Engraver business.

History: Nithther was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Navigator, but he got bored and became a Engraver. He struck the Engraver job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 60000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears bulky black painted plate armor. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Igden reached his early adolescence his Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. 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 to end his boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp. Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp).