Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born to a Server, his father struggled to pay the bills. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Gilbert was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 900 pp. Rose (50 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Herbalist profession.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Recently the stress of being a Cartwright has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and to be a herbalist again

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2000 gp. Azurite (11 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'0" and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 7000 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He sports a flattop hair cut. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Andraste was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Andraste's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Andraste and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Painter. His red fur is unkempt and raggedy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Carpenter profession.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Dagger abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Painter.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears long strands of jet and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her tied-back hair is blonde. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed red hat.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born in a small forest village. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, In love, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp).