Description: A 4'11" western man, he prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He worked as a nervous Cook and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 300 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his pickaxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. The war was a terrible time for him, and Nim does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 4000 gp. Malachite (14 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Sard (40 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears blue trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Masseuse profession.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Dilettante for hire.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp).