Description: 4'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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: Gifted from a young age, Dreali studied abroad. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Amethyst (80 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat, and is pretty ugly. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Paelias was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 pp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 5000 gp. Onyx (50 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.