Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a great chef.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Gardener born in the past three hundred years. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Ernest is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Gardener for hire.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gerard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Debt. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a brown coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He has moderate length white hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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 is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a black coat with green slacks. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His ears are large.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp.