Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He likes to wear brown tank tops with pastel pants. His blonde hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Roger hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He takes great joy in being the best Merchant in town.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he has a crush on the local ruler

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This western man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Gifted from a young age, Manfred studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Cleric school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 sp. Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ploughman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ploughman work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Ploughman like his father before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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 has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears a white shirt with thin black vertical stripes and grey pants. He has a hunchback. He has no hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Bertram was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Stableman and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 900 gp. Deep green spinel (140 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Iolite (40 gp).