Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Being a Spice Merchant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love, Criminal record, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: This man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his left hand. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Charles has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 80 pp. Malachite (7 gp). Zircon (50 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. He wears his white hair down. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A gifted student he started as a Tanner, but he got bored and became a Courier. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Courier for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 gp. Onyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'9". He wears long strands of amethyst and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and his gloved hand is found clutching a bow. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Anthony alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. 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: He wants revenge against illithids; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Sard (80 gp). Hematite (14 gp).