Description: This eastern man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

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. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Alberich was born the youngest of three triplets. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. After a long history of fighting, Alberich and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Stableman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Stableman work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and balancing her hectic life and new stableman responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears long strands of jet and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Slave Trader arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 pp. Silver pearl (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a yellow tunic with grey highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Hadwisa is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She wants revenge against drow; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Extrovert, Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. He is an epitome of beauty. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 11000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'7" and muscular, this northern woman wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. Her hair is long and white with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small violet clips. She has green eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Keyleth was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Keyleth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To be a Blacksmith again.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 11000 gp. Golden pearl (160 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his pickaxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's also a talented Miller, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Terse, Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 11000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.