Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His white hair is knotted and matted. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has moderate length silver hair. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Vanuath was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Vanuath was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He became a Cartwright soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he has a crush on the local layabout

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 40 pp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his violet robe. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1100 gp.