Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a very tight haircut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Frederick is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 390 pp. Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp).

Description: She stands about 3'0" and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has a very tight haircut. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was taken from her home at a very young age. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She carries with her a set of halberds, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length black hair. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Quelenna enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She 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. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Senteq was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Dilettante, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.