Description: This man is very fat, and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His red hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. 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: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2400 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. 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 has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and he perpetually has his nunchaku ready. His hair is long and white with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Performer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 190 pp. Emerald (1100 gp). Jade (50 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he tends to wear a yellow poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is red and very short. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Traki was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Traki decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Mundane, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and blue workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Varis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He tends to his Bather job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp).