Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. His blonde hair is braided into rings. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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: Retire the richest man in the south; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Server

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'11" western man, he prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He worked as a nervous Cook and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 300 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Himo is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 4000 gp. Moss agate (6 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Amber (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.