Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His fur is short and orange. He has yellow eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Shivering is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Azurite (4 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor, marred by chocolates. His silver hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. 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 has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature dagger.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears bulky white painted plate armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'1" when asserting himself. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Ortegar's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. Her hair is white and curly. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Bethrynna was born with her father's beautiful face. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a hand crossbow on his belt. He has a hunchback. He has wavy brown hair. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Olunt fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She takes great joy in being the best Cook in town.

History: Born in the east to a Cook, Roywyn learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Cook. 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: A deep hatred of illithids; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 7000 sp. Malachite (16 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is wearing a long, blue cloak. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her parents enrolled her in a Rogue school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's in love; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 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 small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He got into the Brewer business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Brewer. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Brewer for hire.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is an epitome of beauty. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature flail.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.