Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a hunchback. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Azurite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears professional attire. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1500 gp. Iolite (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Rose (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Iolite (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs, marred by teas. He wears his silver hair up. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Himo hails from a village terrorized by goblins. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1500 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His tied-back hair is brown. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. 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 south to a Baker, Lucan learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Lucan 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. Lucan 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's also a talented Interpreter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Tourmaline (140 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male prefers to wear flannel. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Hadarai was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Beggar work with an outfit from a few towns over. Beggar work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and expand his business

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp. Rose (70 gp).