Description: This southern man prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is a great chef.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2000 sp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp).

Description: This western woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Alice was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Interpreter. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 140 gp. Rose (80 gp).

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the east were limited. 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: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Fallthra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Seamstress work with an outfit from a few towns over. Seamstress work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Seamstress for the past few years.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 pp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Jet (160 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Obsidian (11 gp).