Description: An older man who likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, he is not a threatening figure. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears long strands of aquamarine and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her white hair is thinning but still full. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Bonds: Rich, In love, Criminal record, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. His gray fur is greasy and uncared for. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She likes to wear green tank tops with grey skirt. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her long dark red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is dressed in an above average manner. His gold crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He got into the Ploughman business at a young age. He worked as a nervous Ploughman and found it very stressful. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Kaladan was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and balancing his hectic life and new ploughman responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 90 gp. Peridot (20 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. His white hair is still thick. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep silver.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Mormo is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Painter like his father before him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his mace with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt and is in decent physical shape. His hair is silver and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. 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. Barendd fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a hand crossbow on her belt. Her hair is golden and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Mortician work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mortician work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has worked as a Mortician like her father before her.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished falchion as well. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sailor they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Junk Dealer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp.