Description: She wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Oriel grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Oriel. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 20 pp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. His hair is red and curly. His eyes are white and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Gifted from a young age, Valafar studied abroad. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1400 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. He has black eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Xappan studied abroad. His childhood dream was to be a Miner, but he was a colossal failure. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and to be a miner again

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 8000 sp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Pog was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: In love, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 44000 sp.