Description: 5'5" and muscular, this western man wears a tan costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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 daughter.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He worked as a nervous Performer and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She has a hunchback. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. 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: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He sports a flattop crest cut. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Kerkad 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: A powerful slaver made him what he is. 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 since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Attractive. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has a very tight haircut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Stableman born in the past three hundred years. 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, Olgoth is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Stableman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Stableman work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Good lock.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a very tight haircut. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

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 does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in the east to a Bellfounder, Frouse learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently the stress of being a Bellfounder has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears an entirely red suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. 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: Eran was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Courier. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult; and to be a fortune-teller again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1 Buckler.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Merchant for hire.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 370 gp. Amethyst (160 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Citrine (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He has moderate length auburn hair. He has green eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Mortician who has hired him part-time. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Traubon hails from a village terrorized by giants. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He carries with him a set of tridents, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. He has a dull look in his black eyes.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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 several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Merihim was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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. Merihim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.