Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 48000 sp. Black pearl (200 gp). Jasper (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is renowned for his bright green suits and hats, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is short and blue. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Passionate, Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: This man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Berrian studied abroad. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Fortune-teller they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Farmer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Farmer and was forced into it by his family; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He has a very tight haircut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Bûbol enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Bûbol 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 sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He usually wears his yellow robe and has his shield always slung over his shoulder. His tied-back hair is blonde. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

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 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: He was born in the north. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is greedy

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a pastel coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. His yellow fur is knotted and matted. 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 has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Stableman who has hired him part-time. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Debt. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A 3'6" southern woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She sports white long hair. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a worn and beaten armor. She has slicked back silver hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Adrie was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her first spouse was a Dilettante, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp).