Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a violet tunic with black highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Gilbert is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Gilbert hails from a village terrorized by orcs. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Gardener.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Gardener responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 20 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Priest. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 28000 cp. 1 Good lock. 1 Spyglass. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 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 born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 38. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Chad was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Chad fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 34000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.