Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. 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: He was born in the east. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Shane alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fire opal (1400 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Lazy, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 5000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Gold music box (4000 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 (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in the north to a Gardener, Cockaby learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Gardener and found it very stressful. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Debt. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 900 pp. Citrine (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Coral (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Jet (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. He has no hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

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 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: He was born in the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 13000 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Sard (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Coral (70 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Locksmith they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Fortune-teller, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 pp. A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears black trousers with green and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her rusty crest is smooth and relatively long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 700 pp. Rose (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man has the majority of his body covered in plate, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Rose (40 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp).