Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a yellow vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his yellow boots flare out at the collars. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a green armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He sports a flattop crest cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His eyes are white and beady.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Thamuz was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Thamuz decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Beggar. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Trym was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.