Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful, PTSD. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. A true patriot, Gilthur would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born in a small island village. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Gilthur alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 gp. Malachite (9 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a fancy black suit. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born in the north. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His red hair is knotted and matted. He has black eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. A friendly and beautiful Tiefling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 220 gp.