Description: This younger middle-aged man wears professional attire, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Some 7 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Tharivol never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He usually wears his black robe and has his greataxe always slung over his shoulder. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. 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: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 pp. Silver ewer (60 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, marred by beers. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 4000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.