Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He has blue eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has worked as a Spice Merchant like his mother before him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1900 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is typically in his Stableman uniform. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Don is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Stableman business.

History: Don was born the youngest of three triplets. His childhood dream was to be a Tanner, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 140 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. He carries with him a set of greatswords on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He has dark red hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His first spouse was a Sailor, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 30000 cp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: An older man who wears dark leathers with embroidery, he is not a threatening figure. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 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: Born to a Carter, his father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Faral took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up shield and armor she uses now. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. 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: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Lewis was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Doctor. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: An older man who wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, he is not a threatening figure. His orange fur is braided into rings. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep yellow.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in the east to a Sculptor, Cloud learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1600 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. His black fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He worked as a nervous Layabout and found it very stressful. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Layabout for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 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.