Description: An older man who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Military, Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 pp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Pink diamond (7000 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Bardryn was born with her father's beautiful face. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. After a long history of fighting, Bardryn and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has wavy auburn hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born to a Stylist, his father struggled to pay the bills. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Stylist they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Adventurer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Adventurer and was forced into it by his family; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 900 pp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Amber (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 4000 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Jet (50 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She is wearing a long, blue cloak. Her black hair is braided into rings. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Abalaba was born on a far eastern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Weaver. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 900 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. 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 is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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, Zaffrab is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 11000 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born in the south to a Server, Perra learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has worked as a Server like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 24000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). 1 Major magic item.