Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears an entirely pastel suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Tailor, but he was a colossal failure. He bought a hammer and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

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

Possessions: 1700 gp. Amethyst (150 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and has the majority of his body covered in plate. He keeps his rusty crest in a pixie cut. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting illithids, the young Kerkad began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 4 Thunderstones. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He stands about 5'0" and wears a simple black robe with grey stripes complete with hood. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His white hair is lengthy. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Spice Merchant. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 16000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This late middle aged man wears long strands of ruby and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths and is in decent physical shape. His white fur is heavily combed to the left. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears long strands of ruby and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Erky wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... Erky enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting brigands, the young Erky began to lead the lost caravan. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).