Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears dull black sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sword, just in case. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Vanuath hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; 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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. Star ruby (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dayereth grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Dayereth abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1400 gp. Obsidian (5 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Peridot (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'9" southern man, he tends to wear a large black jacket. His hair is blonde and very short. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Glassblower. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the south to a Glassblower, Heian learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Glassblower. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 8000 sp. Jade (140 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp).

Description: He sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is portly but not overly obese. His tied-back hair is black. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Quarion was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2200 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Citrine (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.