Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a simple black robe with brown stripes complete with hood. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: He comes from a rich southern family. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Silvo grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Silvo. After months of barely getting by, Silvo managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 240 pp. Brown diamond (3000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 3'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Tomi hails from a village terrorized by orcs. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a deep hatred of orcs

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He keeps his scarlet crest in a pixie cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'3" and wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Nordak was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His black fur is thinning but still full. He has a dull look in his yellow eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: PTSD, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.