Description: An older man who is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak, he is not a threatening figure. His blonde hair is long and unkept. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He got into the Bowyer business at a young age. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bowyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Peridot (30 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a green shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and brown pants. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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 seeks redemption

Flaws: Cynical, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1200 pp. Banded agate (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. His tied-back hair is red. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a great chef.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mercenary for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Blue quartz (12 gp).