Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a black small hat and black clothes. His hair is white and very short. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Barakas was born with his father's beautiful face. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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 greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is very fat, and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Gennal has worked very hard to control his curse. During his travels, Gennal and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Gennal discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Gennal fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). White pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Soapmaker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

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. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Addict, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 8000 sp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Moss agate (5 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, and he perpetually has his club ready. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are amber and catlike.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His first spouse was a Beggar, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. 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. Gilthur fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 310 gp.