Description: He wears an entirely brown suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'7" when asserting himself. His hair is blonde and very short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Naal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Jeweler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Jeweler work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. After a long history of fighting, Naal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Secretive, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 14000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a yellow costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has wavy red hair. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker yellow hat.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Flaws: Greedy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1300 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Peridot (50 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He got into the Locksmith business at a young age. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Locksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 pp. A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.