Description: This tall, slender man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 700 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He carries a battered shield and tarnished mace as well. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a mace and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Fisher and was forced into it by his family; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he's in love

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mason for hire.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'1" and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Reynard was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a mortician again

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 10 pp.