Description: A middle-aged man, he tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and is pretty ugly. His black hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Kipper hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. His half smiles and white eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Rose (30 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 4'10". He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes., and his gloved hand is found clutching a longsword. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Conrad is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Conrad was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Animal Trainer. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: He wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length cinnamon fur. His yellow eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Shifting hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Shifting lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To be a Sculptor again; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Military, Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born in the north. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.