Description: He tends to wear a pastel poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He carries with him a set of hammers on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a fancy blue suit. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in the west to a Baker, Nim learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Nim 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. Nim decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 4000 sp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Rolen lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Revenge; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 160 pp. Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1100 gp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp).