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.

Description: 2'10" and muscular, this northern man dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is a great chef.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. After coming to the age of reason, Purban took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Citrine (20 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He prefers to wear flannel. He is an epitome of beauty. Sporting a auburn mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He uses divination through singing.

History: The child of a Fisher, who enjoyed hunting, Frederick was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

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

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His long gold crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Direcris hails from a village terrorized by drow. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Black pearl (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears professional attire. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 900 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp).