Description: This eastern man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Sard (80 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull green iron scale mail. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. He has gray eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

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. He worked as a nervous Armorer and found it very stressful. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Armorer.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1400 gp. Azurite (15 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'3" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has moderate length blonde hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Theriatis 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. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Naal grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 gp. Onyx (20 gp).