Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His tied-back hair is golden. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Naal wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... 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 in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barkeep hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and expand his business

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1700 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp).

Description: This malnourished man dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Varis 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 bought a sai and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Pacifist, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 150 pp. Jade (90 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears blue trousers with green and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 90000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is typically in his Shoemaker uniform. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Paelias hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Stableman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, In love, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 sp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Zircon (30 gp).