Description: This man is very fat, and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Carrie lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Miner. His hair is cut close to his head. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Laucian will drive conversation. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Laucian was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 12000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He carries a battered whip and tarnished dagger as well. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Barkeep arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 110 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a tan shirt with thin red vertical stripes and yellow pants. His brown hair is braided into rings. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His head has been shaved. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Azurite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.