Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has wavy white hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. After coming to the age of reason, Jocelyn took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Amber (70 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing, he is not a threatening figure. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. 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 Tailor. He has achieved small success as a Tailor.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Tailor responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man wears dark leathers with embroidery, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Kyle alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He has no hair. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His childhood dream was to be a Butcher, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and balancing his hectic life and new slave trader responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp. Red garnet (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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 to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 west. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a architect and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item.