Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He very much looks the part of a Mortician. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He uses divination through singing.

History: He got into the Mortician business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mortician. He struck the Mortician job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Carpenter again.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. His red crest is long and unkept. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. 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: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. After a long history of fighting, Norkruuth and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. His hair is red and curly. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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 son.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His first spouse was a Map Maker, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Azurite (7 gp).