Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with grey slacks. He has silver hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He takes great joy in being the best Spice Merchant in town.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Spice Merchant and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a pastel shirt with thin black vertical stripes and brown pants. He sports a flattop fur cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 15000 sp. Hematite (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Coral (80 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Murgen lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to settle down with her crush

Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Qualen was born with his father's beautiful face. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a spear, but if one is not available he will default to his trident. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. To his fellows he 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Silver ewer (70 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is an epitome of beauty. His brown hair is still thick. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents enrolled him in a Warlock school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. 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 unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 40000 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).