Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rurik fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears an entirely brown suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Spice Merchant. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. 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 tends to his Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a servant again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a black shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and brown pants, and is pretty ugly. His white crest is still thick. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp. Citrine (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her gold crest is lengthy. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the north were limited. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Jade (70 gp). Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Iolite (30 gp). 1 Banded mail.