Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His head has been shaved. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Nicholas was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Nicholas has worked very hard to control his curse. After a long history of fighting, Nicholas and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 220 pp. Jasper (40 gp). Canary diamond (3000 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Alston grew up listening to his mother's many stories. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Miller and was forced into it by his family; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This eastern man is wearing a long, green cloak. His clothes are grease stained in places. His auburn hair is long and unkept. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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 daughter.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 sp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a hunchback. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a Sculptor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Merchant. He became a Merchant soon after.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 8000 sp. Jade (130 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.