Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he tends to wear a large brown jacket. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to unite with his sister

Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Rose (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'2" eastern man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born in the east. A gifted student he started as a Actor, but he got bored and became a Sage. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Crown-heir but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Arannis was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and doesn't want to be a crown-heir and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Military, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 23000 sp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.