Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. A true patriot, Mantus would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His childhood dream was to be a Navigator, but he was a colossal failure. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He usually wears his grey robe and has his bow always slung over his shoulder. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Thoradin lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Mundane, Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: Mûglûk hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He uses divination through singing.

History: Mûglûk lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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 his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His long brass crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed green hat.

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 a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. After a long history of fighting, Patrin and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Halfling compassion.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. He carries a battered lance and tarnished greataxe as well. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Kelter was born the youngest of three triplets. 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: He is a husky man, who dresses like a well dressed Butcher does. He has wavy brown hair. His eyes are likewise black.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She carries with her a set of greatswords, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her black hair is knotted and matted. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. When Eida reached her early adolescence her Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Eida fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 41000 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are gold.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Iados hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. Her blue crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: Born in the south to a Ploughman, Tatyan learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She struck the Ploughman job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 120 gp. Chrysoprase (40 gp).