Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a fancy brown suit. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Skamos was born with his mother's beautiful face. His parents enrolled him in a Barbarian school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears just a black suit. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 90 pp. Silver pearl (140 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a tan vest and prefers green and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down and is in decent physical shape. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2700 sp. 1 Buckler. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a brown tunic with grey highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a tattooed face.

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 constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Opinionated, Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3100 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a brown coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His yellow fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His copper eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Cook father left him crippled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 16000 sp.