Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Ratlûg was born with his mother's beautiful face. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 10000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a black tunic with tan highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Gadreel never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1000 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp).

Description: He wears just a green suit. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2000 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length black hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Engraver arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Through the years after Hlin was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Hlin's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears tattered old clothes. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 6000 gp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Rose (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Jacinth (8000 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She is a Doppelganger in disguise. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 900 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Gifted from a young age, Yurgunn studied abroad. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 8000 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Jet (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). White opal (1500 gp).