Description: This man is dressed in an above average manner, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Ernest speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

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. 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. He has a hunchback. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Theobald lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Debt. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears skinny pants and wears a blue and white robe with the hood down. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: The child of a Sage, who enjoyed hunting, Norman was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'9" and typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Roger was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 Shipwright. After a long history of fighting, Roger and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Beggar hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. 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.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Military, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.