Description: This man stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Lazy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Rose (60 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather, and is pretty ugly. He has moderate length blonde hair. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. One day when Gennal was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Gennal was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Naeris alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Naeris was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 pp. Peridot (20 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Amber (90 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.