Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses like a well dressed Merchant does. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Koeth was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Merchant. He's also a talented Bather, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: 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; and balancing his hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He usually wears his pastel robe and has his rapier always slung over his shoulder. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Star ruby (400 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and green handkerchief worn on his left side. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Tailor business.

History: Gifted from a young age, Mindartis studied abroad. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Guardian. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing a long, black cloak. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 50000 cp. Onyx (30 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Coral (160 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Citrine (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and he perpetually has his ceremonial dagger ready. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He takes great joy in being the best Seamstress in town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a Seamstress soon after.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.