Description: This man is very fat, and usually wears his white robe and has his shortspear always slung over his shoulder. His hair is white and curly. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A gifted student he started as a Cartwright, but he got bored and became a Merchant. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Hematite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'8", this man wears tattered old clothes. His white crest is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a Slave Trader first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Slave Trader.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Slave Trader responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Peren was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Peren was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Peren's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Peren was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Jasper (30 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His tied-back hair is red. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Joser hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1600 sp.