Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Erdan grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A gifted student he started as a Merchant, but he got bored and became a Guard. He tends to his Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to be a merchant again

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 900 gp. Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Rose (20 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 6'4". He wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and his gloved hand is found clutching a mace. He wears his black hair down. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Gilbert speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her head has been shaved. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 sp. Pink pearl (140 gp).

Description: An older man who is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak, he is not a threatening figure. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is afraid of men and trembles around them

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Simple lock.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His hair is white and very short. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Ruler. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2100 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. 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: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He got into the Shoemaker business at a young age. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge; and balancing his hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Baker who has hired her part-time. Callie is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 50 pp. 2 Acid flasks.

Description: This woman wears professional attire. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When Portia reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Being a Miller kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp).