Description: This northern man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the north were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

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

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He tends to wear a pastel poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Lamlis grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is chestnut and very short. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Jabbie was born with his father's beautiful face. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp).

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Kâka was born the youngest of three triplets. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Religious, Family, Slave. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp).

Description: He wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Igden was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Carpenter. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Carpenter for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.