Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and is pretty ugly. His hair is short and brown. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

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. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 190 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a worn and beaten armor. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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: He's repulsed by the PC; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears bulky white painted plate armor. His white hair is still thick. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He takes great joy in being the best Bowyer in town.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. 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 betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: He wears a violet shirt with thin red vertical stripes and blue pants. He is portly but not overly obese. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Anthony was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people.

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 700 gp.