Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears suspenders and violet workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time. He has a hunchback. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has green eyes.

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 accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Patrick was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 gp. Star ruby (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His blue crest is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

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 Halfling in existence. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Vani was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Vani was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He likes to wear tan tank tops with brown pants. His head has been shaved. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 11000 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has chestnut hair. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. Iolite (80 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Banded agate (13 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'2" and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Kelter is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Slave Trader. He tends to his Slave Trader job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her white fur is still thick. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She struck the Junk Dealer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 60 gp.