Description: This late middle aged man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat and is in decent physical shape. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Courier. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp).

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears skinny pants and wears a blue and green robe with the hood down. His hair is red and very short. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Solomon liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is brown and very short. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Masseuse. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Religious, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Banded agate (11 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is typically in his Bather uniform. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His green eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1500 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp).