Description: This man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Map Maker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Coral (160 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat and is in decent physical shape. He has white hair. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He's also a talented Butcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 4'10". He wears a black broad hat and black clothes, and his gloved hand is found clutching a whip. His red hair is singed and shortened. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a Performer, his father struggled to pay the bills. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 900 gp.