Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the east to a Shepherd, Mamnen learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Malachite (14 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is an epitome of beauty. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born into a rich family. Beloril abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 110 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She likes to wear tan tank tops with black skirt, marred by chocolates. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is portly but not overly obese. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in a small plains village. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 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: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 900 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He carries with him a set of clubs, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He got into the Spy business at a young age. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Silvo and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. He has moderate length bronze crest. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his small green hat.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3100 gp. Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.