Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 4000 gp. Hematite (14 gp). Sard (40 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Amber (70 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 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.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a simple violet robe with white stripes complete with hood. His tied-back hair is blonde. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He uses divination through singing.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 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.

Description: He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a falchion, but if one is not available he will default to his longsword. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Mûzglob was born the youngest of three triplets. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Weaver for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Sensitive, Selfish. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She carries with her a set of bastard swords on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. Her head has been shaved. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her copper crest is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1300 pp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp).

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Shane hails from a village terrorized by illithids. 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 Shoemaker. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 pp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Sard (20 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Coral (130 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear yellow clothing when he does not wear armor. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Body Guard business.

History: He was born in the east. A gifted student he started as a Barber, but he got bored and became a Body Guard. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and balancing his hectic life and new body guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.