Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Balimaar is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Balimaar 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is physically well-built. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He got into the Ruler business at a young age. 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: Human compassion; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears an entirely pastel suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair is lengthy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and many gnolls want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Alex is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Animal Trainer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Cook, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears yellow trousers with white and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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 he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 gp.