Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After months of barely getting by, Ahvain managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 80 pp. Malachite (13 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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 born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and revenge

Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 pp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 29. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. A gifted student he started as a Dyer, but he got bored and became a Seamstress. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and expand his business

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his rapier, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. A gifted student he started as a Unemployed, but he got bored and became a Shoemaker. He became a Shoemaker soon after.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Selfish, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Jade (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Jet (110 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull black iron scale mail. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. Lamlis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Lamlis hails from a village terrorized by illithids. At a young age his mother died while driving off some illithids. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in sickle use. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lamlis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.