Description: He wears a black tunic with yellow highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his trident, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His copper crest is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants revenge against goblins; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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 William began to lead the lost caravan. Being a Ruler 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, In love, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sard (20 gp). White opal (400 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Amber (110 gp).

Description: Standing 5'3", this woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull white iron scale mail. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A gifted student she started as a Map Maker, but she got bored and became a Dilettante. She tends to her Dilettante job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Slave, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp. Amethyst (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: An older man who wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is long and black with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is a great chef.

History: Manfred was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a yellow shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ermina was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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's also a talented Laborer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Malachite (9 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. 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: To reunite with her old friends; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp).

Description: She wears a white costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her chestnut hair is still thick. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. A friendly and beautiful Half-Orc, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears grey trousers with green and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her top grey hat.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. Her red fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gleaming, smiling yellow eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.