Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears dull white sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed pickaxe, just in case and is in decent physical shape. His brown hair is long and unkept. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Ernest hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a fancy red suit. He wears his auburn hair down. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nicholas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Knight and was forced into it by his family; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He's also a talented Miner, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 80 pp. Eye agate (10 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Malachite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.