Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp. Azurite (13 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His brown hair is long and unkept. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a Farmer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Odo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Farmer for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Jasper (50 gp).

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Detective father left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful, Disease. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 6000 sp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 4'10". She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shortspear. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Hadwisa alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Jet (140 gp). Moss agate (8 gp).