Description: This man is very fat, and wears a black top hat and black clothes. His white hair is cut short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Soapmaker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He tends to his Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Human compassion; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. 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. Thomas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Kyle alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and is pretty ugly. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man wears a brown coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head, and sports empty pouches on his belt. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Chad was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Blacksmith. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Extrovert. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 28000 cp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.