Description: This western man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp. Sard (50 gp).

Description: He wears tan trousers with black and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and carries quarterstaffs. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a Locksmith first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Locksmith for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 340 gp. Golden pearl (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his copper crest down. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: He was born into a rich family. While he appears to be a normal Dragonborn, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 900 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Alberich lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Alberich was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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 born on a small isolated farm. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.