Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears professional attire. He sports a flattop hair cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Corkitron lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and doesn't want to be a map maker and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. He has amber eyes and a white hat with a violet feather.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hupe grew up listening to his mother's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She sports auburn long hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nogu fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is dressed in an above average manner. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She stands about 3'1" and dresses like a well dressed Barrister does. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Bella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 Barrister. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a tan scarf. His black fur is braided into rings. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Assassin arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is greedy; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Amber (100 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His white crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a Sellsword, his father struggled to pay the bills. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He's in love.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 900 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).