Description: Standing 3'7", this man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the south to a Barkeep, Fonkin learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Assassin, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Terse. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He very much looks the part of a Adventurer. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Jak was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Jak 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 Jak. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 20000 cp. Malachite (5 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He is typically in his Spice Merchant uniform. He has a hunchback. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a morningstar on his belt. He is portly but not overly obese. His black fur is long and unkept. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Kite hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the north to a Shipwright, Kite learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Shipwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shipwright work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He tends to his Shipwright job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 280 pp. Eye agate (13 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp).