Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His red crest is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He takes great joy in being the best Painter in town.

History: Born in the east to a Painter, Srorthen learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has worked as a Painter like his mother before him.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'5". He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His green eyes peer out from beneath his top brown hat.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Kilvar is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Rich, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp. Fire opal (800 gp). Jasper (80 gp).

Description: She wears a blue shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She is portly but not overly obese. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is a Ploughman first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Nature, In love. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a flail on his belt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His red hair is lengthy. He has gray eyes and a white hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 35. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Assassin 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 is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His long copper crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dragonborn conditions. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a Fortune-teller, his father struggled to pay the bills. Taklinn 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Standing 4'9", this man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 310 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. His silver hair is lengthy. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He got into the Merchant business at a young age. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Merchant.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp).