Description: This younger middle-aged man wears silk and lounges about seductively, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Duergath never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Slave. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 90 pp. Obsidian (13 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Banded agate (13 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. He has chestnut hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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 born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her black hair is braided into rings. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. 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: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Slave Trader hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a white cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Laborer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and revenge

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 pp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His hair is silver and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's in love.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. He has a hunchback. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 3000 sp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Moss agate (9 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'3" and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has worked as a Mortician like his mother before him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Occupation: Mortician

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

Possessions: 140 gp. Red spinel (160 gp).

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this eastern man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. He has dyed his greying gold crest a little too much giving a sharp gold color. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ildrex was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents were killed by orcs in a raid when he was still a young child. The orcs captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 80 pp. Deep green spinel (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a simple black robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. He keeps his purple hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Spice Merchant. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 4000 sp. Amethyst (150 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp).