Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He carries a battered flail and tarnished nunchaku as well. He has styled his blue crest well, parting it to the right. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Fax fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 900 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man dresses like a well dressed Apothecary does. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: He was born in the west. 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 Apothecary. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To be a Mayor again; and balancing his hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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 a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker, Logical, Entrepeneur. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a fancy grey suit. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Cimer is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His parents were killed by goblins in a raid when he was still a young child. The goblins captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 700 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Jasper (20 gp).