Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 900 gp. Obsidian (8 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears bulky red painted plate armor. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Enialis hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp).

Description: Standing 4'10", this man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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: To end his boredom.

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 700 pp. Emerald (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Rose (20 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a Crown-heir first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a great chef.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He's also a talented Carpenter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a carpenter again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Carnelian (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a fancy green suit. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Adran was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1600 gp.