Description: He is lean but muscular and wears bulky black painted plate armor. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Barakas will drive conversation. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He likes to wear tan tank tops with brown pants. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Orryn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Masseuse they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Mason, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Bonds: Nature, Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his black hair down. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a Detective first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 6000 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Jade (130 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born in the east. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He struck the Glassblower job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new glassblower responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Rose (40 gp). Amethyst (50 gp).