Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is physically well-built. His white hair is thinning but still full. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. The war was a terrible time for him, and Arannis does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Arannis was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: This western man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barrister hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Peren and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears black trousers with yellow and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a hunchback. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp).