Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He carries with him a set of tridents, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barkeep work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barkeep work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. 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. Richard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 6000 gp. Blue sapphire (900 gp). Jet (100 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Clear bright green emerald (2000 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. 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: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Many goblins want him driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 11000 gp. Amethyst (90 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Sard (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Citrine (70 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a pastel small hat and pastel clothes. She keeps her long yellow fur kept up in a rat tail. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Moon abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 8000 gp. Iolite (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). White opal (600 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Howard was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. Her black hair is wavy and long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Shepherd business.

History: Tordrid was born with her mother's beautiful face. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 900 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'11". He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 15000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (9000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 14000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp).