Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His hair is chestnut and curly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many red ritualistic tattoos. He wears suspenders and yellow workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. His hair is long and golden with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. Her copper crest, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Animal Trainer. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is content; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is an amazing painter.

History: Thamior was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'11" when asserting herself. Her white hair is lengthy. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp).