Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. He has a hunchback. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gomory fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her skin is flawless and her white eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Bune is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. After coming to the age of reason, Bune took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Blue quartz (16 gp). White opal (400 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a Bowyer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, and carries bows. His silver hair 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 mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Frug fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and tiefling compassion

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'0". He wears a red tunic with white highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Mayor 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 has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mayor.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His head has been shaved. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He hates Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. 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: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. Aramil 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. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a white tunic with red highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his white hair up. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He worked as a nervous Ruler and found it very stressful. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sickle.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears a colorful flower in her blue hair. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His hair is auburn and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.