Description: This slender man stands about 6'7". He wears a pastel costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. His white crest, when down, is lengthy. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A freak accident while working with his Body Guard father left him crippled. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shamash fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jet (140 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Amber (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His ears are large.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull green iron scale mail. His hair is cut close to his head. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Immeral was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 700 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a fancy brown suit. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Osco abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1900 gp. Amber (110 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His fur is orange and curly. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Baker. He became a Baker soon after.

Motivation: To be a Apothecary again; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1300 gp.