Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and brown robe with the hood down. He has no hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Traki was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 13000 sp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a large grey jacket. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden pearl (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male wears a brown vest and prefers black and tan shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 gp. Obsidian (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp).