Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length scarlet crest. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: Shamash was born with his father's beautiful face. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 140 pp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. His red fur is greasy and uncared for. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Right-Handed studied abroad. 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. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. His silver crest is heavily combed to the right. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Pandjed enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A freak accident while working with his Knight father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a tan small hat and tan clothes. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Dworic was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.