Description: This man prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. 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 taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Debt. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Red spinel (150 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Rose (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears bulky green painted plate armor. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. Coral (150 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Iolite (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears professional attire. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in the east to a Bookbinder, Vanuath learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (7000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp).