Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born in a small forest village. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a tan tunic with white highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 140 pp. Eye agate (8 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Jet (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears just a brown suit. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1500 gp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Peridot (60 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with grey slacks. His brown hair is long and unkept. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Naal took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Lucan speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1700 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).