Description: This slender man stands about 4'2". He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He sports a flattop hair cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'4" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Architect arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 120 gp. 8 Acid flasks.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 6'7" southern woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 130 gp. Red spinel (130 gp).