Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has shaved his head bald. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Paelias fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She is physically well-built. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 90 pp. Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears long strands of jet and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 60 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses like a well dressed Ploughman does, and is pretty ugly. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A gifted student he started as a Sellsword, but he got bored and became a Ploughman. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 sp. Red garnet (160 gp).