Description: An older man who wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, he is not a threatening figure. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Cook work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cook work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Cook soon after.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and balancing his hectic life and new cook responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Painter. He carries with him a set of falchions on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His hair is silver and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He got into the Painter business at a young age. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Painter. He's also a talented Knight, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Painter responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her glaive with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Adrie lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Map Maker for hire.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her mace with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. Jet (40 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Onyx (40 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. Her hair is short and brown. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by a spirit.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he dresses like a well dressed Cartwright does. His black fur is still thick. This yellow eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He got into the Cartwright business at a young age. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Cask alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He struck the Cartwright job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears dull tan sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed club, just in case. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. After a long history of fighting, Mialee and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.