Description: He is a mite stocky and typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull grey iron scale mail. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Soveliss's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Soveliss was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Soveliss was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Varis was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, 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: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears just a red suit. His chestnut hair is still thick. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 pp. Tourmaline (70 gp). Coral (70 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp).