Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is long and brown with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sage they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Unemployed, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Moonstone (80 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears tattered old clothes. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Sage. He is physically well-built. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. 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 Sage. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Sage

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

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.