Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is blonde and curly. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Interpreter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has worked as a Spice Merchant like his father before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp).

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly pickaxes and ceremonial daggers. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gray eyes and a tan hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He got into the Stableman business at a young age. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Being a Stableman kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; 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: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, In love. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has golden hair. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Beggar but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Justin hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to protect his home

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Bernard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 6000 cp.