Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his bastard sword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His golden hair is long and unkept. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and yellow handkerchief worn on his right side. His golden hair is thinning but still full. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 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: Dûshrat was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. 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 Marshal. He struck the Marshal job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Hunter. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Glim enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Glim was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 gp. Moss agate (13 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears tan trousers with grey and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the left. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She wears a violet vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her violet boots flare out at the collars. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She takes great joy in being the best Cook in town.

History: She got into the Cook business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Armorer, but she was a colossal failure. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Cook for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a armorer again

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull blue iron scale mail, and carries nunchakus. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and doesn't want to be a scribe and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 80 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a scythe, but if one is not available he will default to his kukri. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has wavy blonde hair. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 4'5". He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Bather born in the past three hundred years. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Alberich was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At some point he was captured by illithids and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has achieved small success as a Bather.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 500 sp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with yellow slacks. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mamnen grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 120 gp.