Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears just a brown suit. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 sp. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Thunderstones. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with white slacks. His hair is short and brown. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He carries a battered monstrous two handed axe and tarnished longsword as well. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. 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 served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Balimaar reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has wavy auburn hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spy work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spy work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He tends to his Spy job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.