Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His orange fur is still thick. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and doesn't want to be a mayor and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: This woman is typically in her Merchant uniform. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her red crest is braided into rings. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Greedy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has wavy silver hair. His white eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Akmen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a green coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His copper crest has been sun bleached extensively. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Farmer business.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He was taken from his home at a very young age. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Orryn has worked very hard to control his curse. After a long history of fighting, Orryn and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp. Pink pearl (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.