Description: 6'7" and muscular, this eastern man wears green trousers with grey and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Shamash is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His first spouse was a Bellfounder, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this southern man dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with white slacks. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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: To share knowledge with the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 330 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. Her red hair is thinning but still full. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Slave Trader. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Jade (130 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Moss agate (13 gp).

Description: This southern woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light pastel in addition to tight pants. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her fur is cinnamon and very short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Shipwright born in the past three hundred years. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Shipwright business.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She worked as a nervous Shipwright and found it very stressful. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 20 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). 4 Holy water. 4 Antitoxin. 1 Everburning torch.