Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His golden hair is singed and shortened. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he very much looks the part of a Cartwright. He keeps his long orange fur kept up in a rat tail. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Cartwright for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 17000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her auburn hair is still thick. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Eloise alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Eloise and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 6000 sp. Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat, and carries tridents. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His first spouse was a Navigator, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 15000 sp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Navigator hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to protect her home

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Logical. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: A 4'11" southern man, he wears a yellow shirt with thin red vertical stripes and brown pants. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Aerdeth's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Being a Painter 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 is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Full Plate. 1 Full Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His bronze crest is braided into rings. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He hates Dragonborns with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Mreksh was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Mreksh has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has no crest. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 320 pp. Moonstone (50 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Amber (150 gp). Jade (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears baggy black pantaloons and a yellow scarf. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the east. 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. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Performer

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

Possessions: 1200 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp).