Description: Runty and weak-looking, he dresses like a well dressed Fortune-teller does. He has shaved his head bald. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Hobart hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Hobart was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

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

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bhevek was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden pearl (150 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Sard (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Amber (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, yellow shirt, and white tie. He is physically well-built. His red crest is smooth and relatively long. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat, and is pretty ugly. His head has been shaved. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs and is in decent physical shape. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His first spouse was a Cook, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 9000 gp. Rose (80 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is black and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Don was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Citrine (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Azurite (10 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He carries with him a set of lances on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the right. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 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.