Description: This late middle aged man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has done his best to style his copper crest to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Miner who has hired him part-time. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Spice Merchant. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Miner responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Azurite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she likes to wear green tank tops with blue skirt. She has done her best to style her silver crest to look like a famous performer. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Family, Military, Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 12000 gp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Rose (80 gp). Coral (100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Coral (100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'9" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. With wild black hair. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ermina studied abroad. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Heward has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, black shirt, and green tie. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Geoffrey is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 12000 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His long white crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Srorthen is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 900 pp. 1 Medium magic item.