Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Naal speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Coral (160 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Immeral is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Immeral was born with his mother's beautiful face. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has moderate length black hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Gifted from a young age, Enialis studied abroad. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 600 pp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Jade (110 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'7" and wears professional attire. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Nutae hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and doesn't want to be a interpreter and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1400 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and usually wears his black robe and has his quarterstaff always slung over his shoulder. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Spice Merchant business.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Halimath grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His childhood dream was to be a Carpenter, but he was a colossal failure. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

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

Possessions: 80 pp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.