Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His head has been shaved. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Gerald never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: In love, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Black opal (600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Azurite (12 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and green robe with the hood down and is in decent physical shape. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. 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: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. 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, Trey is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. Tourmaline (100 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Black pearl (600 gp).