Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a white coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Through the years after Roge was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Roge's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Roge and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy green crest. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a hunchback. His crest is green and very short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Dazzazn isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dragonborn unity. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. 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 greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. White pearl (70 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His chestnut hair is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Pallabar isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 14000 cp. Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He carries with him a set of rapiers, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Gerard isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. Gerard is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gerard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 gp. Pink pearl (150 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears dull blue sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Bookbinder profession.

History: Meriele was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She worked as a nervous Knight and found it very stressful. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Knight for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Knight responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 gp. Coral (90 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Jade (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears professional attire. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has auburn hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the north to a Unemployed, Miles learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He struck the Unemployed job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He likes to wear yellow tank tops with black pants. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. After a long history of fighting, Naill and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.