Description: This western man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born in the west. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Black star sapphire (600 gp). Red garnet (130 gp).

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He carries with him a set of rapiers on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull black iron scale mail. He has a hunchback. He has wavy golden hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Raymond never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson green hat.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: The child of a Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Anselm was taken on many hunting expeditions. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Anselm was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Jet (160 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp).

Description: He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Ploughman. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3 Thunderstones. 2 Alchemist’s fire.