Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'10" and is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is a great chef.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Berrian was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 190 pp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Azurite (16 gp).

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He has violet eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Merchant born in the past three hundred years. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Paelias lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student he started as a Healer, but he got bored and became a Merchant. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He wears his golden hair up. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Koeth is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2400 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Amber (50 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He likes to wear tan tank tops with green pants. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Paelias 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 Paelias. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 150 pp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries a battered kukri and tarnished shortbow as well. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Erdan grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Erdan abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1800 gp.