Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in a small forest village. A freak accident while working with his Priest mother left him crippled. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has wavy cinnamon fur. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is typically in his Merchant uniform. His clothes are grease stained in places. His lavender fur, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Cloak embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. 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 Merchant. He has worked as a Merchant like his mother before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is typically in his Barkeep uniform. He has styled his beige fur well, parting it to the left. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Lone was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Barkeep. He has achieved small success as a Barkeep.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 sp. Silver pearl (160 gp). 1 Banded mail.