Description: This man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Vondal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and to be a server again

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are black and beady.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Sammal was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sellsword. He has worked as a Sellsword like his father before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a fancy white suit. His black fur is braided into rings. He has blue eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Elegant was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gifted student he started as a Tailor, but he got bored and became a Seamstress. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Seamstress for the past few years.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 6000 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). White opal (1200 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Jade (140 gp). Hematite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 290 gp.