Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears black trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

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. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and doesn't want to be a locksmith and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Logical, Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a violet tunic with brown highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He worked as a nervous Carpenter and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Carpenter.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Slave, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This malnourished man typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Slave Trader hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Soapmaker. He struck the Soapmaker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 47000 sp. Carnelian (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a fancy red suit. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bookbinder. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bookbinder. He's also a talented Assassin, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and balancing his hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This woman wears skinny pants and wears a brown and black robe with the hood down. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born into a rich family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2100 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Jade (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'9" and very much looks the part of a Scribe. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She sports blonde long hair. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her top white hat.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. A gifted student she started as a Server, but she got bored and became a Scribe. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a hammer on her belt. Her hair is red and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 pp. White opal (1400 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a black armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His green eyes peer out from beneath his top black hat.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. Azurite (16 gp).