Description: This malnourished man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Joser lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, In love, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Hematite (15 gp). 1 Simple lock.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length lavender fur. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson pastel hat.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 90 gp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nutae was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: The child of a Soapmaker, who enjoyed hunting, Hugh was taken on many hunting expeditions. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. After a long history of fighting, Hugh and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 120 gp. Amber (80 gp).

Description: This southern man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Gomory is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born to a Mayor, his father struggled to pay the bills. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Recently a tribe of drow 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's in love

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 120 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a brown broad hat and brown clothes. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Alberich 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 was raised in a forest tribe. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Scribe they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Mortician, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and doesn't want to be a mortician and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 30 gp. Obsidian (9 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is white and very short. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Shepherd. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 sp. Deep green spinel (40 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a tan costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. His hair is short and golden. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Gardener work with an outfit from a few towns over. Gardener work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Crampernap was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Miner, but he got bored and became a Sellsword. Recently the stress of being a Sellsword has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 290 gp.