Description: This man stands a little under 4'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Aust was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He carries a battered longsword and tarnished mace as well. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. A true patriot, Carrie would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Carrie liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Carrie fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). White pearl (60 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'4". He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and tan handkerchief worn on his left side, and his gloved hand is found clutching a lance. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Merchant.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Artistic, Opinionated. Bonds: Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Malachite (7 gp). Canary diamond (2000 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1300 gp. Amber (120 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He is typically in his Bookbinder uniform. He has a hunchback. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Nim hails from a village terrorized by drow. His parents were killed by drow in a raid when he was still a young child. The drow captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.