Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His rusty crest is long and unkept. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Spice Merchant. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. She is portly but not overly obese. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gifted student she started as a Painter, but she got bored and became a Spice Merchant. She tends to her Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her black crest is still thick. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 60 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'2". She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and her gloved hand is found clutching a mace. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and doesn't want to be a bellfounder and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 130 gp.