Description: He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His blue crest is still thick. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. Gargax was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Carter. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Gargax never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of death on his torso, marred by chocolates. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Hugh alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Hugh was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 160 gp. Coral (80 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a simple blue robe with black stripes complete with hood. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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 works hard and plays hard.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Cockaby was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Black star sapphire (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'2" and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She got into the Tailor business at a young age. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To be a Farmer again; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

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

Description: This northern man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a great chef.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a violet coat. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Leshanna was born with her mother's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shoemaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortbow.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. She is a great chef.

History: The child of a Bather, who enjoyed hunting, Bendoo was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His golden hair is cut short. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. 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: Zog lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Jet (90 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Jade (90 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Amber (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.