NPC #1: Evesius the Travelling Merchant

• Name: Evesius Bayer
• Basics: Human Male, age 55, Align Lawful Neutral
• Classes & Levels: Expert 5/Fighter 1 (character level 6)
• Ability Scores: Str 10, Dex 8, Con 14, Int 16, Wis 12, Cha 15
• Combat Stats: AC 17, hp 26, Move 20ft, Melee Att +4 for 1d8, Fort +5, Ref 0, Will +5
• Skills: Appraise, Knowledge (Geography), Sense Motive, Diplomacy, Knowledge (local), Ride
• Feats: Mounted Combat, Persuasive, Shield Focus
• Languages: Common, Dwarvish, Elvish, Halfling
• Equipment: Breastplate, Longsword, Steel Light Shield, Dagger
• Appearance: A jovial-looking man, about 6'2" tall and weighing 210lb. Evesius has dark brown hair that now has streaks of gray at the temples and sideburns that reach down to the sides of his chin. He usually has merchant clothes on but also wears his breastplate and casque almost every time he leaves his house
• Notes: 
• Evesius is a wandering trader but is based in Ironport. He travels across the Sorquos region buying and selling things to make a profit. Currently he only has a riding horse and two mules but he has plans to buy a boat and travel the coast between Ironport and Quarll.
• Evesius is often on the lookout for bodyguards to protect him as he goes about his business and as such is likely to hire novice adventurers. As well as paying them a daily wage, Evesius likes to talk about the region, its cities and his experiences and so can act as a guide of sorts (albeit one who decides where he is going). 
• Evesius has spent a short time in the Ironport militia where he recieved enough training to become a fighter, but he quit to beome a travelling merchant instead. 
• He has friends and business contacts in both Ironport and Quarll. However, he has also made enemies among certain criminal gangs in Quarll after testifying in court in the trial of a thief who tried to rob him and a colleague. 
• Evesius is a stickler for the rules and hardly ever breaks the law, and he strongly disapproves of those who ignore the law. He also has a sense of fairness and does not deliberately fleece customers or suppliers.