Description: This eastern man tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'2" when asserting himself. 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: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A 3'4" southern man, he wears a white shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and white pants. He has wavy silver hair. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. His addictions have taken their toll on his wallet, and he has found himself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Debt, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 sp. Moss agate (10 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He prefers to wear flannel, marred by sweets. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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. 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: Kody hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 cp.