Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His childhood dream was to be a Body Guard, but he was a colossal failure. He has worked as a Masseuse like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp).

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a brown shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and black pants. His fur is short and red. His copper eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: The child of a Marshal, who enjoyed hunting, Jade was taken on many hunting expeditions. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 600 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather, and is pretty ugly. His hair is cut close to his head. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has achieved small success as a Bather.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and expand his business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 700 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp).

Description: Standing 3'2", this man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His childhood dream was to be a Mortician, but he was a colossal failure. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to brigands.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 250 pp. Tourmaline (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.