Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. 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 Bather. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He takes great joy in being the best Herbalist in town.

History: Dustin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His childhood dream was to be a Bowyer, but he was a colossal failure. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Herbalist for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Herbalist responsibilities is difficult; and to be a bowyer again

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 900 sp.

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 worn and beaten armor. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He takes great joy in being the best Bookbinder in town.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Bonds: Family, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is short and brown. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Don was born the youngest of three triplets. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Flaws: Disease, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Silk rope. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: An older man who wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, he is not a threatening figure. He has a very tight haircut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Laborer for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp).