Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2500 sp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His ears are large.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a glaive on his belt. He has styled his blue crest well, parting it to the right. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Donaar hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 8000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp).

Description: He wears brown trousers with red and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and he perpetually has his shortspear ready. His hair is silver and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Reynard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Barber for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 210 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Jasper (60 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His black hair is cut short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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 loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). 1 Banded mail.