Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a simple brown robe with green stripes complete with hood. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his white hair up. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Peren hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Hematite (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull black iron scale mail. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has moderate length black hair. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: He comes from a rich western family. A gifted student he started as a Ploughman, but he got bored and became a Unemployed. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Unemployed responsibilities is difficult; and he wants revenge against brigands

Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears bulky violet painted plate armor. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a Cartwright first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Cartwright for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.