Description: An older man who wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants, he is not a threatening figure. His crest is black and very short. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Family, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Amber (70 gp). Sard (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length green crest. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Body Guard. He tends to his Body Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1200 sp.