Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spy hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold music box (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs and is in decent physical shape. He wears his white hair up. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 900 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male prefers to wear flannel. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. 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 is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Gifted from a young age, Lamlis studied abroad. Lamlis was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Lamlis decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1600 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Sard (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a violet coat, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has shaved his head bald. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Theriatis's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Theriatis never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Brewer

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

Possessions: A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp).

Description: A 4'9" western man, he typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bellfounder arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1300 gp.