Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears an entirely black suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears baggy tan pantaloons and a white scarf. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. His blonde hair is still thick. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born in the west. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 2800 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and white robe with the hood down. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Dustin hails from a village terrorized by drow. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a green tunic with yellow highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He has a very tight haircut. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 10 pp. White opal (900 gp). Star ruby (900 gp).