Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Azaki 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 Azaki. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 gp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Sard (70 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears bulky grey painted plate armor. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Fivin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Fivin was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2400 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, he is not a threatening figure. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Gardener. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Gardener for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Nature, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1300 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Naal was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Scribe hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair is braided into rings. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Uthemar 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: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.