Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Amethyst (140 gp).

Description: Standing 4'3", this man prefers to wear flannel. His black hair is singed and shortened. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was taken from his home at a very young age. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: She wears a yellow armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. She is portly but not overly obese. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting gnolls, the young Avice began to lead the lost caravan. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 40 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she tends to wear a large green jacket. Her green crest is long and unkept. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She got into the Seamstress business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Healer, but she got bored and became a Seamstress. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a black collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. With bright red hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Ilga is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Ilga alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. He wears his brown hair down. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker 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 leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

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

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a violet poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Gunter will drive conversation. 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 son.

History: He was born in a small plains village. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Red garnet (60 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dragonborn artifacts is her passion; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a red tunic with green highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. A freak accident while working with his Spice Merchant mother left him crippled. He bought a lance and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

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

Possessions: 370 gp. Jet (120 gp).