Description: This light-skinned male is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born into a rich family. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 6000 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Coral (120 gp). Rose (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a brown tunic with white highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. He tends to his Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Sensitive, Selfish, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 30000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. At a young age his mother died while driving off some illithids. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in bastard sword use. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (800 gp). Peridot (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.