Description: This malnourished man wears white trousers with brown and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. The war was a terrible time for him, and Hugh does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His childhood dream was to be a Spice Merchant, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Sculptor responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her brown hair is well kept. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

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

Possessions: 100 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She usually wears her black robe and has her club always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born in the west. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying west to reunite her family. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. Sard (50 gp). Malachite (12 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To protect his home; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 gp.