Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a tan shirt, with a yellow mid length shorts with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a yellow Stetson hat and yellow clothes. His hair is blonde and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed blue hat.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Tim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. After months of barely getting by, Tim managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Jet (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

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 skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Hugh alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears tattered old clothes. His white hair is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Richard is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Shy. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.