Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 pp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Rose (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He has moderate length white hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His childhood dream was to be a Priest, but he was a colossal failure. He tends to his Painter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a black shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and tan pants. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Ahvain hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Ahvain was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Malachite (8 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp).