Description: An older man who wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, he is not a threatening figure. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a simple brown robe with black stripes complete with hood. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his top brown hat.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Actor born in the past three hundred years. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Actor

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

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver ewer (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp).

Description: An older man who likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair is cut short. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the south. His parents enrolled him in a Cleric school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). 1 Hourglass. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Dilettante. He carries a battered club and tarnished dagger as well. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His ears are large.

Personality: Ralf hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gifted student he started as a Crown-heir, but he got bored and became a Dilettante. He tends to his Dilettante job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has shaved his head bald. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Adelard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.