Description: This late middle aged man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. His red crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Family, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'9". He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He is a Server first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He 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. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

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

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a large violet jacket. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

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. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 pp. Red spinel (40 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Clear bright green emerald (2000 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Locksmith, and he perpetually has his sai ready. His black hair is still thick. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He got into the Locksmith business at a young age. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Locksmith. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Raam fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 800 gp. Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp).

Description: This malnourished man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. He has amber eyes and a blue hat with a red feather.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1200 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has wavy red hair. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Kody abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shepherd and was forced into it by his family; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants. His chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Pikar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: She wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Baelitae will drive conversation. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a pastel coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His black fur is thinning but still full. His copper eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp).