Description: He is a husky man, who wears tattered old clothes. His hair is black and very short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and doesn't want to be a glassblower and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Red spinel (160 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, he is not a threatening figure. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His ears are large.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Heian lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 pp. Red spinel (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp).