Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. 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: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and revenge

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'0" and wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a very tight haircut. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. A gifted student he started as a Performer, but he got bored and became a Interpreter. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 29000 sp.

Description: He wears a simple green robe with white stripes complete with hood. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has wavy red hair. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his top green hat.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Gerard lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has achieved small success as a Merchant.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and expand his business

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 10000 cp. Silver pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He worked as a nervous Barkeep and found it very stressful. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His golden hair is lengthy. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. A true patriot, Bertram would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He worked as a nervous Beggar and found it very stressful. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Bertram was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 gp. Onyx (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.