Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tattered old clothes, and is pretty ugly. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. 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: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

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

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has slicked back auburn hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She got into the Courier business at a young age. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Courier.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is wearing a long, white cloak. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Torz grew up listening to his mother's many stories. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Spice Merchant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This man wears silk and lounges about seductively, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His brown hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise hazel.

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

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Cynical, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Butcher. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Neega is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To be a Farmer again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor. She has shaved her head bald. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Cumpen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Obsidian (16 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a fancy brown dress. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears her brown hair up. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and balancing her hectic life and new server responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 270 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'3" and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Family, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp.