Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Tharivol speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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: Tharivol was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tharivol fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2700 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Jade (130 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His white hair is singed and shortened. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He takes great joy in being the best Spy in town.

History: Thokk was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. 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. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 50 gp. Amber (100 gp).

Description: She wears a simple grey robe with red stripes complete with hood. She carries a battered spear and tarnished club as well. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Carpenter they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Tailor, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Tailor

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

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This western woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has red eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). 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 wears a fancy brown suit. He sports a flattop fur cut. His skin is flawless and his copper eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Seven has worked very hard to control his curse. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Peridot (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'1". She wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Scribe profession.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Juliana liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears a mask on his face.

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 never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. 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 drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kipper fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp).