Description: This late middle aged man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat and is in decent physical shape. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

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

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 sp. Peridot (40 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries with him a set of flails, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. 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: Gifted from a young age, Arumawann studied abroad. 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: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 70 pp. Golden pearl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a black shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, he is not a threatening figure. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Skoth was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new jeweler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 80000 cp. Banded agate (8 gp). 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 blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 12000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears long strands of aquamarine and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has dyed his greying blue hair a little too much giving a sharp blue color. His black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born in the north. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.