Description: This exceptionally lanky man is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Barakas was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new architect responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Debt. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 11000 sp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Banded agate (8 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'8". He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and his gloved hand is found clutching a shield. He has styled his brass crest well, parting it to the left. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 gp. Obsidian (5 gp). Amber (130 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Sard (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Lûgnak is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 280 pp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is cut close to his head. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Armorer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Everburning torch.