Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are copper.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a tan top hat and tan clothes. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his top tan hat.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gifted student he started as a Dyer, but he got bored and became a Spice Merchant. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Secretive, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman tends to wear a large grey jacket, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has a very tight haircut. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. At some point she was captured by orcs and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Religious, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. He has moderate length golden hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Roland speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 150 gp.