Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His hair is long and golden with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has achieved small success as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: Revenge; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Thamior hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 pp. Malachite (7 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp).

Description: A 4'7" northern man, he wears a brown tunic with red highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.