Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. After coming to the age of reason, Tharivol took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and many goblins want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and dresses like a well dressed Mayor does. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mayor for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 pp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'7" and is wearing a long, green cloak. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

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's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he is content

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He tends to wear a large black jacket. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has white hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Through the years after Paelias was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Paelias's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Paelias was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 sp. Moonstone (50 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp).