Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has wavy auburn hair. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Gifted from a young age, Ernest studied abroad. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He struck the Scribe job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2600 sp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Citrine (70 gp). White pearl (40 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Don enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Patrick's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Patrick 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. 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: Retire the richest man in the east; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears an entirely tan suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a very tight haircut. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born into a rich family. When Aldous 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 has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Courier and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears skinny pants and wears a black and blue robe with the hood down, marred by teas. His white hair is long and unkept. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.