Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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 got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Gardener, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3000 sp. Black pearl (800 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Black pearl (800 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Lewis hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).