Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His hair is auburn and curly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: William lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His childhood dream was to be a Bounty Hunter, but he was a colossal failure. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 90000 cp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a Banker first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To be a Stylist again; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Military, Nature, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears skinny pants and wears a grey and brown robe with the hood down. He is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around his ears. His ears are large.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Godfrey was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Silk rope. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'6" when asserting himself. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Simon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Azurite (15 gp).

Description: He wears dull brown sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sickle, just in case. He carries with him a set of sickles on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He takes great joy in being the best Ruler in town.

History: Kyle hails from a village terrorized by brigands. At a young age his father died while driving off some brigands. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in sickle use. He has worked as a Ruler like his father before him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.