Description: This exceptionally lanky man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His brown 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 refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Richard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a white deerstalker hat and white clothes. Her tied-back hair is silver. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Murgen is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Dragonborn activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dragonborn doctor. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and dragonborn compassion

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist, Depressed. Occupation: Navigator

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

Possessions: 120 pp. Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 28000 sp.

Description: She wears a green vest and prefers brown and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her mace, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her hair is red and curly. Her eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Decarabia grew up listening to her mother's many stories. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Masseuse. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears her red hair up. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She is a Slaad in disguise. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She very much looks the part of a Banker. She has a hunchback. Her brown hair is well kept. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is dressed in an above average manner. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. Her golden hair is still thick. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

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. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 900 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp).