Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 pp. Amethyst (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Jet (160 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a brown coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Torbera hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Torbera grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Torbera. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Racist, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp. Emerald (400 gp). Rose (30 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Tiaathque lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. After a long history of fighting, Tiaathque and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 700 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a simple green robe with blue stripes complete with hood. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears his silver crest down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. 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: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1200 sp.