Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His red hair is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Tanner profession.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He tends to his Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a white collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His tied-back hair is blonde. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. 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. Korag fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1900 gp.

Description: This woman is dressed in an above average manner, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She tends to her Cook job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her green crest is still thick. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Through the years after Synthrin was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Synthrin's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has no hair. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver ewer (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He keeps his blue hair in a flapper bob. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Nicor was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in the north to a Cartwright, Osco learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His first spouse was a Barber, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He became a Cartwright soon after.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and doesn't want to be a cartwright and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'3" when asserting herself. Her hair is short and brown. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: Money/treasure; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a scimitar on his belt. His black hair is thinning but still full. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his black eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Animal Trainer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Animal Trainer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 60 gp.