Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He likes to wear black tank tops with violet pants. His crest is bronze and very short. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Baker who has hired him part-time. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Baradad hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He tends to his Baker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tattered old clothes. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Fortune-teller who has hired him part-time. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Howard was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Masseuse hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and expand his business

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her fur is gray and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she's in love

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a pastel collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has moderate length orange fur. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When Tree reached her early adolescence her Tabaxi father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of drow

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

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

Possessions: Black opal (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Through the years after Olunt was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Olunt's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. Hematite (12 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker, Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 sp. Coral (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Oblar was born with his father's beautiful face. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Oblar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.