Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a red broad hat and red clothes. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Norman fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his youth he was a Dilettante, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'9" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His red hair is still thick. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Amber (50 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears tattered old clothes. His hair is long and golden with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gerald fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Good lock. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a Sage first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Gerard alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Sage for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp).