Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears his blonde hair down. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His first spouse was a Baker, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: 6'0" and muscular, this western man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His ears are large.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Alex enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). 1 Full Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Breastplate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Gerard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Map Maker and found it very stressful. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 gp. Red garnet (150 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Kody is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Map Maker father left him crippled. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. Obsidian (5 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has a hunchback. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has blue eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 gp.