Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He got into the Map Maker business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Scribe, but he got bored and became a Map Maker. After a long history of fighting, Raer and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a white shirt with thin black vertical stripes and blue pants. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a Ploughman, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Jet (70 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born in a small plains village. His childhood dream was to be a Glassblower, but he was a colossal failure. He struck the Seamstress job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 900 pp. Amethyst (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Amber (160 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Jet (160 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears just a green suit. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear flannel and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. After a long history of fighting, Berrian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. White pearl (50 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.