Description: This man is very fat, and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His tied-back hair is red. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. 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: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 sp. Red spinel (70 gp). Obsidian (9 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Through the years after Gurdis was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Gurdis's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and balancing her hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. He wears his brown hair down. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Zook is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. 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 Gardener. He tends to his Gardener job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Gardener responsibilities is difficult; and to be a ploughman again

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 50 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: This man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his right hand. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 Priest. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears her bronze crest up. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born to a Ruler, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Eggren was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is cut close to his head. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vonbin grew up listening to his father's many stories. Vonbin 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: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears long strands of opal and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in the east. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: 3'6" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This western woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has wavy white hair. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Verna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Verna alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 150 gp.