Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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 in the west his family was never financially stable. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Tourmaline (120 gp). Onyx (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He tends to wear a violet poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. A true patriot, Tharivol would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Tharivol has worked very hard to control his curse. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red spinel (100 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a black vest and prefers grey and pastel shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His black hair is singed and shortened. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp).