Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has a hunchback. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2600 sp. Hematite (6 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Unemployed hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 15000 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a black collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Insane, Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 12000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are a pleasant green.

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 has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Smokesticks. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair is long and red with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small tan clips. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She sports golden long hair. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Adventurer, Debt, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has done his best to style his blue hair to look like a famous performer. His silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying east to reunite his family. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'11". She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. She is baby faced.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her first spouse was a Sculptor, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.