Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He got into the Sellsword business at a young age. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting illithids, the young Barakas began to lead the lost caravan. He's also a talented Carpenter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Revenge; and to be a carpenter again

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 gp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. His hair is silver and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He uses divination through singing.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His first spouse was a Priest, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100000 cp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a simple tan robe with black stripes complete with hood. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair is thinning but still full. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and doesn't want to be a shoemaker and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has cinnamon fur. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He hates Tabaxis with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He got into the Sellsword business at a young age. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a mortician again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 280 pp. Sard (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Jet (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.