Description: A middle-aged man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and is pretty ugly. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is baby faced.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Lance lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Locksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and expand his business

Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he prefers to wear flannel. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the west to a Cartwright, Conrad learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Cartwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cartwright work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Cartwright job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cartwright responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. He is physically well-built. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Emotional, Lazy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Roland hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Detective. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Detective responsibilities is difficult; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.