Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Mâku hails from a village terrorized by goblins. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Mâku never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Opinionated, Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Aquamarine (800 gp). Jet (140 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Jet (140 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Coral (140 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears professional attire, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1000 cp. Deep green spinel (80 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. This black eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tiefling in existence. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Debt, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.