Description: This man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Heward hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. 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's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: 5'11" and muscular, this northern man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Lewis is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is golden and very short. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He also hits on men, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.