Description: This younger middle-aged man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has no hair. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. He has shaved his head bald. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 10000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Cook. His golden hair is cut short. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. The war was a terrible time for him, and Raer does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Cook arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Obsidian (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame and is in decent physical shape. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: Born in the east to a Animal Trainer, Naeris learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Naeris was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 pp. Iolite (80 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.