Description: A middle-aged man, he typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor, and is pretty ugly. He wears his black hair up. His black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. A true patriot, Melech would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Melech was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 120000 cp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Amber (140 gp).

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Breastplate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'0". He wears a worn and beaten armor, and his gloved hand is found clutching a morningstar. His red hair is cut short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the south to a Armorer, Cory learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Selfish, PTSD, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his rapier with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting illithids, the young Randal began to lead the lost caravan. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 27000 sp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp).

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. He has no hair. His black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Merihim was born the youngest of three triplets. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Family, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

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

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her brown fur is heavily combed to the right. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Shadow was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents were killed by giants in a raid when she was still a young child. The giants captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Shadow was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a green shirt, with a red mid length shorts with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He has bronze crest. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born in the north to a Crown-heir, Vrondiss learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. In his youth he was a Mayor, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dragonborn artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: She wears bulky red painted plate armor. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Jillian is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Jillian was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To be a Sailor again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Full Plate.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He has no hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Kipper lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp).