Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'3" and prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Uthemar was born with his mother's beautiful face. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Uthemar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and balancing his hectic life and new spy responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This southern man is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Laborer who has hired him part-time. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He's in love.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has moderate length chestnut hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 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 prefers to wear flannel. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Varis is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 pp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson black hat.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.