Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather, and is pretty ugly. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He has gray eyes and a pastel hat with a brown feather.

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 is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 gp. White opal (1500 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Amber (120 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Iolite (60 gp).

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is typically in his Spice Merchant uniform. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A freak accident while working with his Jeweler father left him crippled. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Terse, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His head has been shaved. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a great chef.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a black costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to orcs.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, In love. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 gp. Banded agate (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp).

Description: He wears a tan tunic with brown highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Norman is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Human compassion; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.