Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Nicholas was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 cp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp).

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Heward abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. 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 is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'6". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Tanner arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'4". He is dressed in an above average manner, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sword. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Gifted from a young age, John studied abroad. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. John was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Fire opal (500 gp). Iolite (80 gp).