Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 800 pp. Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has blonde hair. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Iolite (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Azurite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears dull white sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed shield, just in case, and is pretty ugly. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Himo was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp).