[Skarg]

Seems to me the tables work well to generate peculiar combinations to spark the imagination, but that for generating groups of NPCs, their random skills and languages give you groups of NPCs with really interesting/unusual combinations of talents and ability. It's like a group of peculiar PC heroes. A carpenter with Silent Movement who knows Elvish? It's fun trying to figure out what that guy's story might be. As a GM, I'd probably cross out more than half of the suggested talents and languages if these are just supposed to be town folk or brigands rather that interesting personalities.