Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate, and he perpetually has his sickle ready. His hair is blonde and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Ribbles is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. 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. Ribbles fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2400 gp. Hematite (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Red spinel (100 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Soapmaker. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Arannis grew up listening to his father's many stories. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Greedy, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: An older man who wears many layers of old clothing at all times, he is not a threatening figure. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Tanner. He has worked as a Tanner like his mother before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Malachite (13 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Jade (80 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.