Description: A middle-aged man, he wears dull brown sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed trident, just in case, and is pretty ugly. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Coral (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Sard (30 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Jet (140 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull green iron scale mail. He has no hair. His eyes are violet.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Arannis is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arannis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his morningstar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a hunchback. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Map Maker business.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (6000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.