Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a green armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His blue hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Zepar was born on a far western mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Weaver. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 5000 sp. Jasper (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Tailor. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has slicked back blonde hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She got into the Sellsword business at a young age. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp. Obsidian (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Onyx (60 gp).

Description: This man dresses like a well dressed Guard does. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Guard arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: To be a Performer again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 120 gp.