Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has moderate length chestnut hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This eastern woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her crest is rusty and very short. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Megren grew up listening to her father's many stories. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 60 gp. Tourmaline (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Standing 6'4", this man is dressed in earthy colors with a black and grey handkerchief worn on his left side. He has wavy scarlet crest. He has gold eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Armorer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. After months of barely getting by, Pandjed managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He wears just a violet suit. His auburn hair is cut short. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Wymar grew up listening to his father's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Job, Debt. Occupation: Architect

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 360 gp.