Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants. He has a hunchback. His hair is black and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Gerald was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Tailor. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3 Thunderstones.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and pastel handkerchief worn on his left side. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. The war was a terrible time for him, and Everard does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Everard was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Everard was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He sports a flattop hair cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 10000 sp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears baggy brown pantaloons and a blue scarf, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Rolf is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp. 4 Holy water.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a tattered pair of loose pastel pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Gunter was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Servant. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 23000 cp.