Description: 6'4" and muscular, this southern man wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He has black hair. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born into a rich family. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is portly but not overly obese. His chestnut hair is still thick. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Glassblower for the past few years.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Coral (60 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears just a blue suit and is in decent physical shape. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the south to a Masseuse, Gerard learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. 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: Wants his loneliness to end; and he's in love

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Moss agate (10 gp). Jade (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a fancy tan suit. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.