Description: An older man who wears baggy green pantaloons and a yellow scarf, he is not a threatening figure. His purple hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2000 sp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a fancy black suit. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Kâka hails from a village terrorized by drow. He found a children's book about a Half-Orc Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Kâka was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: To protect his home; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: 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; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white crest. She wears skinny pants and wears a green and violet robe with the hood down. She has a hunchback. Her white crest, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: Mishann hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Mishann was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and to be a knight again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Jade (40 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a worn and beaten armor. She has moderate length black fur. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She takes great joy in being the best Roofer in town.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She's also a talented Masseuse, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries with him a set of greatswords on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He wears his white hair down. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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 been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is red and curly. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nogu will drive conversation. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Iolite (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp).