Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Hubert has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Anne alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Seamstress profession.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Map Maker. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Peridot (20 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp).