Description: This man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his left hand. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He got into the Merchant business at a young age. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a pastel shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and green pants. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His gray fur is heavily combed to the right. His yellow eyes peer out from beneath his broad pastel hat.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. After a long history of fighting, Tree and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her white hair is well kept. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Elf in existence. Malquis is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (160 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp).

Description: He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He carries a battered sword and tarnished shield as well. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Warlock school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 2600 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a black and red handkerchief worn on his left side. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. 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: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Religious, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1500 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).