Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He tends to wear a large blue jacket. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to illithids.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this southern man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has moderate length auburn hair. His ears are large.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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 born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Amber (40 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He wears baggy black pantaloons and a violet scarf. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a great chef.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Azurite (4 gp). Rose (60 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.