Description: This man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Thomas is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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: Wants to work out more often; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2600 sp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He has auburn hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Dean is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Dean was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. He struck the Shoemaker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a grey collared shirt and violet pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Trey was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. 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 struck the Banker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is typically in his Slave Trader uniform. His white hair is braided into rings. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Patrick hails from a village terrorized by drow. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Slave Trader for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Slave Trader responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp.