Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He is physically well-built. He has a very tight haircut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born in the north. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp).

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the north were limited. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to be a server again

Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: An older man who is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his silver hair up. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 50 gp. Silver pearl (90 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His tied-back hair is blonde. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Carrie was born with his father's beautiful face. After coming to the age of reason, Carrie took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.