Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant. His hair is golden and very short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gifted student he started as a Blacksmith, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. He's also a talented Blacksmith, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). White pearl (40 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has moderate length green crest. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Srorthen was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Srorthen decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Barkeep who has hired her part-time. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Breena was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she has a crush on the local carpenter

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Cockaby lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Joker, Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 400 pp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Amber (120 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Revenge; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family, Slave. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Star ruby (1400 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). 1 Breastplate.