Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat, and is pretty ugly. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Paelias was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 pp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a tan costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Immeral was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Immeral's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a brown shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and black pants. He has shaved his head bald. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He tends to his Herbalist job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Herbalist responsibilities is difficult; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 17000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.