Description: He wears tattered old clothes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has worked as a Spice Merchant like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 gp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). Coral (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has auburn hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is an amazing painter.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Obsidian (5 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has shaved his head bald. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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 is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born to a Junk Dealer, his father struggled to pay the bills. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Naal grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Naal. Being a Barkeep kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

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

Possessions: 5000 sp.