Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He has shaved his head bald. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 60 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. 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: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a shoemaker again

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'3". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has wavy silver hair. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Naal's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the right. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Shepherd. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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 Shepherd.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. 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 Marshal. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and balancing his hectic life and new marshal responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp).