Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He usually wears his green robe and has his halberd always slung over his shoulder. He has moderate length blue hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: Cairn 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. 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: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Blue quartz (16 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man 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 auburn, silky, and of moderate length. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Secretive, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Peridot (40 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears bulky tan painted plate armor. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has no hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Slave Trader who has hired him part-time. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a Mason, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has worked as a Slave Trader like his father before him.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Mason.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Star rose quartz (20 gp).

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He tends to wear a pastel poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears his blonde hair up. He has hazel eyes and a pastel hat with a black feather.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Through the years after Corkitron was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Corkitron's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 60 pp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.