Description: This northern man wears a grey coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. He is baby faced.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Himo was born with his mother's beautiful face. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp).

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He carries with him a set of kukris, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length black hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sage who has hired him part-time. He is obsessed with his god.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears violet trousers with blue and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is chestnut and very short. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Enialis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His childhood dream was to be a Cook, but he was a colossal failure. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. His auburn hair is cut short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Peren was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Eye agate (10 gp). Rose (70 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Sard (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man tends to wear a large black jacket. He wears his golden hair down. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Peren was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.