Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Rael reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 gp. Jasper (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in the east. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He's in love.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 90 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'0" and is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His face is scarred and worn.

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 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: Lamlis lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a miller and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a trident on his belt. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Ivellios was born with his father's beautiful face. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Amber (100 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker red hat.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. A true patriot, Thervan would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Slave, Military, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 80 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.