Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bastard sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in the north. Zook was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Sculptor. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with red slacks, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His red hair is long and unkept. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears long strands of jet and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 40000 cp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp).

Description: He stands about 3'4" and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His black hair is cut short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a Banker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Shepherd like his mother before him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. His yellow fur has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. 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: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and balancing his hectic life and new mason responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 gp.