Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 180 pp. Rose (50 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Zircon (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 8000 sp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Amber (150 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vanuath grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His white hair is thinning but still full. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. 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: He is a Slaad in disguise. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and regain custody of his daughter

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Priest hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Priest for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Poor, Job, Attractive, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.