Description: This man is very fat, and wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 pp. Obsidian (16 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. He wears his black hair up. His ears are large.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in the south to a Spice Merchant, Aerdeth learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1300 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears professional attire, and a wedding ring on his right hand. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His white hair is still thick. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Varis is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 900 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. He carries with him a set of axes on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His blonde hair is still thick. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

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. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 80000 cp. Silver ewer (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp).