Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a red and green handkerchief worn on his left side. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a brown costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a Bookbinder first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is brown and curly. His half smiles and silver eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

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

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His red hair is knotted and matted. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His blue crest is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Mreksh was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Mreksh's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.