Description: He stands about 5'0" and prefers to wear flannel. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, William's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is cut close to his head. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Kyle was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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's repulsed by the PC; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: This man tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has shaved his head bald. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Interpreter. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in the west to a Interpreter, Peter learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new interpreter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.