Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His white hair is still thick. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: William speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Red spinel (60 gp).

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears professional attire. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 10000 cp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp).

Description: This man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Reynard hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Reynard was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 gp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp). 1 Thunderstones. 2 Antitoxin. 1 Holy water.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.