Description: He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His purple hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born in the north to a Beggar, Akmen learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Blue quartz (16 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor, and is pretty ugly. He has a very tight haircut. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a yellow coat. He has a very tight haircut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Bard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Military, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his club with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Glassblower. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new glassblower responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Golden pearl (80 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears light armors faded through time and improper care, she is not a threatening figure. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born to a Animal Trainer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Glassblower work with an outfit from a few towns over. Glassblower work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Animal Trainer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 20 gp. Red spinel (140 gp).