Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brown hair is thinning but still full. 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 is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He bought a falchion and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp).

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is baby faced.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the north to a Carpenter, Aelar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has achieved small success as a Carpenter.

Motivation: He is content; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 800 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His ears are large.

Personality: Tharivol hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Revenge; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1300 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp).

Description: He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather, and carries pickaxes. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Thervan was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he has a crush on the local servant

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His red hair is still thick. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Nim wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.