Description: This light-skinned male wears just a black suit. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has shaved his head bald. His ears are large.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Alberich took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, In love, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He usually wears his green robe and has his ceremonial dagger always slung over his shoulder. His hair is cut close to his head. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Ûkbûk lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Ûkbûk was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Shoemaker. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by vampirism.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 200 pp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). Jet (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His hair is long and silver with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Raymond lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears tattered old clothes. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Curran alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 800 gp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a red and black handkerchief worn on his right side. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Nirgel was born with his father's beautiful face. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tieflings in Nirgel's homeland. Nirgel decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 sp.