Description: This man is very fat, and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He sports a flattop fur cut. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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. Quick fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. He has shaved his head bald. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Gifted from a young age, Chay studied abroad. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lewis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Slave. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 sp. Hematite (12 gp).

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her violet robe. Her bronze crest is still thick. She has gold eyes.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has chestnut hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He got into the Sellsword business at a young age. He worked as a nervous Sellsword and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Sellsword.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 900 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has violet eyes and a violet hat with a green feather.

Personality: She is a Banker first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Baelitae was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She tends to her Banker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Job, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 150 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses like a well dressed Jeweler does, and is pretty ugly. His gray fur, when down, is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling copper eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He worked as a nervous Jeweler and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 360 gp.