Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a black small hat and black clothes. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Zepar's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. 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: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 gp. Malachite (7 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Sethrekar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Sethrekar. 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: Seeks redemption; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1200 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Jade (130 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Banded agate (8 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He tends to wear a large violet jacket. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair is cut short. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Nicholas hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Nicholas was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. She has slicked back golden hair. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Verna was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has achieved small success as a Cartwright.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 140 pp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'6" when asserting himself. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.