Description: He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the south to a Fortune-teller, Theren learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has achieved small success as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2900 sp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her white hair is still thick. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

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 a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Carrie abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Sard (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 5000 cp. Hematite (11 gp).

Description: He wears dull tan sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed pickaxe, just in case. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He has gray eyes and a tan hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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: Gifted from a young age, Cockaby studied abroad. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he usually wears his black robe and has his bow always slung over his shoulder. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. After coming to the age of reason, Damakos took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. After a long history of fighting, Damakos and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants. He has a hunchback. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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-sister.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Calcitro was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Calcitro alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This woman is very fat, and sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her dark red hair is singed and shortened. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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 born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has worked as a Sellsword like her mother before her.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sellsword and was forced into it by her family; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 9000 sp. Silver pearl (80 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. William fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.