Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Military, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat, and is pretty ugly. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. After coming to the age of reason, Skoth took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 5'11" eastern man, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His fur is gray and curly. This yellow eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Miller. He tends to his Miller job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears bulky brown painted plate armor. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Rosamund enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Rosamund fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and carries sickles. Her hair is white and curly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 sp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears a violet vest and prefers blue and red shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, marred by teas. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

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. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp).

Description: He stands about 3'1" and is typically in his Engraver uniform. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 36000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: To be a Guard again.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She keeps her white crest in a flapper bob. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: Thava speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born in the west. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.