Description: Standing 6'9", this man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is silver and curly. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Barakas was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Butcher. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp).

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and is dressed in earthy colors with a white and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

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. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her red hair is cut short. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 pp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Citrine (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Quarion hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp. Amber (60 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. He wears his blonde hair down. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. During his travels, Harbek and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Harbek discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Harbek fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and tan handkerchief worn on his right side. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has shaved his head bald. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Animal Trainer born in the past three hundred years. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 pp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has styled his dark red hair well, parting it to the right. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Skamos has worked very hard to control his curse. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amber (40 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Jet (40 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Jet (40 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has a hunchback. His white hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise hazel.

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 kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Ar-Gul was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. 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: To pay off his debts; and he is content

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.