Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses like a well dressed Bookbinder does. His red hair is cut short. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his feathered black hat.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He worked as a nervous Bookbinder and found it very stressful. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Quarion fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'9" when asserting himself. He has shaved his head bald. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Tailor. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aust grew up listening to his father's many stories. His childhood dream was to be a Detective, but he was a colossal failure. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To be a Detective again; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'2" when asserting himself. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He has blue eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 80 pp. Jasper (70 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a red and tan robe with the hood down. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Hadarai was born the youngest of three triplets. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 90 pp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a violet collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 8000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item.