Description: He has a missing right arm. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Slave Trader and was forced into it by his family; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His hair is brown and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Gilbert was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has achieved small success as a Tailor.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Job, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 4000 sp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This man wears a black cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a club, but if one is not available he will default to his glaive. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1800 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He is portly but not overly obese. He has auburn hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp.