Description: An older man who tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is white and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Taklinn alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He uses divination through singing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. 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's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 80 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp).

Description: She wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is violet, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Barkeep hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She's in love; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 9000 sp. Amber (60 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'9". She usually wears her grey robe and has her sword always slung over her shoulder, and her gloved hand is found clutching a sword. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She found a children's book about a Human Commoner who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Thamior hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Thamior hails from a village terrorized by drow. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow.

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 sp. Rose (60 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red fur. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has a hunchback. His red fur is smooth and relatively long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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 possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 140 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a yellow collared shirt and violet skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. With bright brown hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her parents enrolled her in a Warrior school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Military, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 90 gp.