Description: This slender man stands about 6'10". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull brown iron scale mail and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is a Miller first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student she started as a Engraver, but she got bored and became a Miller. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He keeps his long red crest kept up in a rat tail. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older woman who wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Althaea is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has achieved small success as a Mayor.

Motivation: To be a Barkeep again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.