Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears bulky tan painted plate armor. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He prefers to wear flannel. Sporting a auburn mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting illithids, the young Howard began to lead the lost caravan. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Sard (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head and is in decent physical shape. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Fortune-teller and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 90 pp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Sard (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He carries a battered longbow and tarnished nunchaku as well. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.