Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He sports a long white beard, and similarly colored long hair. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears just a black suit. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his right hand. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 500 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp).

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is dressed in an above average manner. His tied-back hair is red. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Flaws: Insomniac, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1100 gp. Banded agate (13 gp). Sard (50 gp).

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and carries halberds. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His ears are large.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a Healer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. 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 Carpenter. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Carpenter for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a healer again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 70 pp. Black pearl (1000 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. He has a very tight haircut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 60000 cp.