Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Occupation: Server

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 260 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Obsidian (13 gp).

Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His black eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Ahrim liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he prefers to wear flannel. He has wavy white hair. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his broad blue hat.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: 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; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2600 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His fur is cut close to his head. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Shifting was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 gp.