Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His head has been shaved. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his broad brown hat.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Spice Merchant. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Amber (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her silver hair is wavy and long. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is a great chef.

History: Caramip was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Navigator they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Scribe, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has shaved her head bald. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 pp. Moss agate (10 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Jet (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears light armors faded through time and improper care, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a flattop hair cut. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

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. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cory fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He very much looks the part of a Unemployed. His chestnut hair is cut short. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. 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: Wrenn was born the youngest of three triplets. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He's also a talented Detective, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 22000 sp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Sard (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.