Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Ugol was born with his father's beautiful face. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears dull tan sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed longsword, just in case, and is pretty ugly. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Wrenn hails from a village terrorized by illithids. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Armorer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 97. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sybil was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, marred by beers. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. She is baby faced.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Ootah was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and to be a carter again

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a worn and beaten armor. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has slicked back golden hair. She has hazel eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many violet ritualistic tattoos. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and balancing his hectic life and new banker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She keeps her purple hair in a flapper bob. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Herbalist. His white hair is lengthy. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Thamuz hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Thamuz liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is greedy; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Red spinel (110 gp).