Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His red hair is cut short. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born in the north to a Baker, Boddynock learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Baker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Baker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To be a Apothecary again; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a Fisher first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has worked as a Fisher like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with green slacks. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Sutha was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Beggar. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Hoglik will drive conversation. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: The child of a Server, who enjoyed hunting, Hoglik was taken on many hunting expeditions. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100000 cp.

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 prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Herbalist profession.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bertram was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Bertram was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Bertram decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.