Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses like a well dressed Fortune-teller does. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Heward was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He found a children's book about a Human Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Fortune-teller for hire.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 gp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'6". He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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, Ralf is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Ralf liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Insane, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 10 pp. Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. His hair is blonde and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Rolf was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears professional attire. He wears his blonde hair up. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. 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, Anselm is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Anselm was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents enrolled him in a Fighter school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a sellsword again

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 14000 cp. Jasper (80 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a pastel feathered hat and pastel clothes, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Arnold never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Bonds: In love, Attractive, Enemies, Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp.