Description: This man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is baby faced.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Skak was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). Azurite (12 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a simple brown robe with black stripes complete with hood. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Stableman. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and black handkerchief worn on his left side. His head has been shaved. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a Shoemaker soon after.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he dresses like a well dressed Fortune-teller does. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has achieved small success as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Silver ewer (100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: This man wears a brown costume with the symbols of luck on his torso, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He is a Jackalwere in disguise. Spring was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eye agate (5 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Sard (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Iolite (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a grey shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born to a Mercenary, his mother struggled to pay the bills. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 8000 gp.