Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Riardon lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled mother and took his mother's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a yellow feathered hat and yellow clothes. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp).

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and carries falchions. Her head has been shaved. She has hazel eyes and a violet hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Malquis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Sard (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 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: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. He has a very tight haircut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Locksmith again.

Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 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 an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. After coming to the age of reason, Erky took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Blue diamond (4000 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (40 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: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aust fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her crest is brass and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Dilettante for the past few years.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.