Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears a grey coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Doctor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 3000 cp. Silver pearl (100 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 150 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). 1 Superior lock.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His blonde hair is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Oppleby enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Oppleby and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a worn and beaten armor. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Malquis is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Lazy. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, she is not a threatening figure. She sports a flattop fur cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She comes from a rich western family. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tabaxi conditions. 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 is greedy; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 90 gp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.