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. He wears his auburn hair down. 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 extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 9000 gp. Coral (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Peridot (30 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Jet (70 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Azurite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Mundane, Secretive. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Debt. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 gp. White pearl (60 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, black shirt, and tan tie, and he perpetually has his quarterstaff ready. His hair is chestnut and very short. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp).

Description: She wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. She has a very tight haircut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Ilde took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Coral (90 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Alexandrite (900 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: He wears a white shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Red spinel (50 gp). Jet (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His tied-back hair is golden. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. 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: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Barber

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

Possessions: 1300 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.