Description: A middle-aged man, he tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and is pretty ugly. His white hair is thinning but still full. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Simon is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Gardener profession.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Simon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Extrovert, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, black shirt, and brown tie. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Dustin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Spice Merchant and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Manfred is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Manfred was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has worked as a Jeweler like his mother before him.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Greedy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 16000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a great chef.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. 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 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; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 14000 sp.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his white hair down. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. 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 illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Solomon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. Fire opal (500 gp). Azurite (5 gp).