Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is a Glassblower first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Aerdeth abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Glassblower and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Carnelian (20 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His hair is brown and curly. His ears are large.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Koeth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 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.