Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears suspenders and yellow workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. His silver hair is long and unkept. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 Scribe. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His tied-back hair is black. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He got into the Painter business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Mortician, but he was a colossal failure. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears professional attire. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aust grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Aust. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 13000 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his club, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His chestnut hair is cut short. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Erdan grew up listening to his father's many stories. Erdan 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. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His head has been shaved. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in the west to a Crown-heir, Rolen learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.