Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Merchant who has hired him part-time. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Roger and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's in love; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Manfred speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Manfred hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Manfred alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a simple violet robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in the south to a Ploughman, Gerald learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has worked as a Ploughman like his father before him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to be a seamstress again

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 2900 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a green coat with black slacks. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a husky man, who typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull black iron scale mail. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears an eyepatch.

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 plays an instrument quite well.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.