Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a glaive, but if one is not available he will default to his shield. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Through the years after Shadow was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Shadow's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Moonstone (50 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man is typically in his Marshal uniform. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has done his best to style his white fur to look like a famous performer. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He works hard and plays hard.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has achieved small success as a Marshal.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a brewer again

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1100 gp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Hupe hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 500 gp. Moonstone (50 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He takes great joy in being the best Interpreter in town.

History: Born in the east to a Interpreter, Nicholas learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and balancing his hectic life and new interpreter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.