Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears black trousers with tan and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He comes from a rich southern family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1300 gp. Azurite (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Jet (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Dayereth was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Violet garnet (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Mason arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 500 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. His head has been shaved. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his small tan hat.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Efferil was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Efferil was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.