Description: Standing 3'3", this man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Howard's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Howard never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

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

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a yellow scarf. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Fletcher responsibilities is difficult; and to be a banker again

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 5 Acid flasks.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His crest is cut close to his head. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: Mozikth hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Mozikth was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Expert, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Expert in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2100 gp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. She worked as a nervous Courier and found it very stressful. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Buckler.