Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears his auburn hair down. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ralf fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Iolite (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a brown tunic with blue highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is black and very short. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He takes great joy in being the best Junk Dealer in town.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Junk Dealer. He has achieved small success as a Junk Dealer.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Black pearl (600 gp).

Description: He is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'5" when asserting himself. His hair is cut close to his head. His ears are large.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (300 gp). 1 Buckler. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this southern man prefers to wear flannel. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Soapmaker. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He's also a talented Map Maker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp.