Description: Standing 4'1", this man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He sports a flattop hair cut. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a Shoemaker first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

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. His childhood dream was to be a Fletcher, but he was a colossal failure. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a black scarf. He has no fur. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Shifting hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His brass crest has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Norkruuth abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 50 pp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears baggy tan pantaloons and a pastel scarf, and is pretty ugly. His black hair is singed and shortened. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nicor embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Nicor was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a glaive on his belt. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Jet (160 gp). Malachite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.