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1,cartographer
1,navigator
1,dyer
1,house painter
1,acrobat
1,peddler
1,interpreter
1,minstrel
1,miner
1,moneylender
1,engineer

;npc hidden trait
1,Despises all life, is a secret sociopath, but drinks too much to get very far with it. Helpful, frightened, likes fried food.
1,Expert: local knowledge on some place the PCs haven’t been yet but will probably get to before the end of the campaign. Suspicious but bribe-able.
1,Terrified of water. 4th level thief.
1,Wants to help the PCs because s/he's smitten with one of them. Possibly views other PCs as rivals.
1,Paranoid lycanthrophobe. Talks to no-one at night. Locks self up on full moons. Amateur poet.
1,Alcoholic idiot-savant thief.
1,Terrible prude. Will berate and shun anyone who appears to be having fun. Fantastic barber. Doesn't know it.
1,Secret pervert. GM decides details. From another plane.
1,Always wants to help. Is kind of useless, though. Has an elaborately-carved sword (possibly magic).
1,2nd level fighter. Has terrible, communicable skin condition.
1,Secretly a professional witchfinder. Probably somebody in the party qualifies as a witch.
1,Radical democrat. Constantly trying to draw PCs into various regicidal schemes. Reformed mad wizard (15th level). No longer casts spells. If the truth comes out and the PCs are very, very nice and reassuring, they may be able to persuade him/her to...
1,Is a random PC's mother, in disguise.
1,Is secretly a creative genius on the level of William Shakespeare.
1,Inventor. Capable of coming up with mildly anachronistic tech. Sleeps too much. Knows far more languages than anyone else. For reasons unknown.
1,Is actually high-functioning neutral undead.
1,Likes eating eggs. Has terrible asthma.
1,Wants to be a cleric very badly, isn't working out so well yet.
1,Proud. Hungry for glory. Inept.
1,Is nicknamed “The Hyena.” The reason for this is, thus far, unclear...
1,Strength 18+. Has lice.
1,Inordinately fond of the halfling’s pipeweed. Annoying. Wears sandals.
1,Ex-court jester. Not that funny. 1st level wizard.
1,Extremely insecure, addictive personality, whatever s/he's doing, s/he wishes s/he were doing something else.
1,Was possessed once by a greater demon. Doesn’t like talking about it. Blames self.
1,Totally self-deluded, thinks s/he's very impressive and that the PCs are thoroughly impressed with him/her.
1,Forgetful. Narcoleptic. Handy.
1,Local language isn’t native language - always says “What is the word?...ahhhh...” Likes travelling.
1,Depressed, depressing, pessimistic, eerily lucky in all endeavors.
1,Gourmet cook/chef/baker. Constantly trading or searching for exotic ingredients. Vomits often. No reason.
1,Carves chess pieces when nervous. Isn’t very good at chess. Plays for money, though.
1,Amateur doctor. Takes a scholarly interest in any disease. Can't read but likes to pretend s/he can.
1,desperately trying to sell some real estate - tavern, inn, weapons shop. Will accept ominously low price.
1,scholar. Expert on first subject PCs happen to need information about. Impatient and easily offended, however.
1,Hilarious. Will make quips in a fight.
1,gambler. A pretty good one, actually. If the PCs can get on his/her good side they may catch some runoff from his/her post-winning spending sprees.
1,Has constant, unaccountable, faux-European accent drift. German one second, French the next, etc.
1,Has bizarre fungus colony growing in stomach. Knows it, and sings/recites poetry to it each night before going to bed. If slain, the colony will escape.
1,Extremely accommodating. Creepily accommodating. Will let the PCs stable their horses in his/her living room. Talks like Dracula. Totally harmless.
1,Has Machiavellian scheme of which every single thing that’s occurred so far in the campaign is actually a part. Secret end of scheme is something unimaginable petty.
1,Has an obscure ceremonial obligation to do some strange but subtle ritual at dusk every day. May or may not actually prevent genuine dire mystical consequences.
1,Extremely superstitious. Constantly seeking omens, signs, and luck charms. Some actually work.
1,Inquisitive, intelligent, full of useful information.
1,Very sweet.
1,Master spy. Has entirely opposite personality as s/he appears to have.
1,Eminently gullible and convincible - does whatever anyone tells him/her to do.
1,Locked in a Melvillean struggle with some monster/beast that haunts the city.
1,Officious busybody. Secretly writes down information about everybody s/he's met.
1,Has obsessive compulsive disorder. Often feels uncontrollable urge to touch dangerous NPCs and monsters on the nose.
1,Plays practical jokes. Lives with parents.
1,Has serious body-image problems. Keeps asking if s/he looks good in whatever s/he’s wearing.
1,Addicted to opium. Thinks PCs are a whole other group of PCs from a different campaign. Claims to be son/daughter of a god – isn’t.
1,Loves cat more than spouse.
1,Terrible with names. Makes up nicknames for everyone, forgets them, makes up new ones.
1,Likes axes, mead, and fire.
1,Secretly carrying on a torrid love affair with another major NPC in the game.
1,Has 25 children. Experiments with gunpowder.
1,Knows the languages of animals. Not that they particularly like him/her.
1,Secretly sells familiars on the black market.
1,Amateur psychiatrist - constantly trying to psychoanalyze the PCs whenever they meet. Fears pirates.
1,Has a pet that isn’t actually what s/he thinks it is.
1,Believes that crows despise him/her. Flees from them on sight. Ambidextrous.
1,Never misses a chance to go to the theatre. Is often thrown out for brawling.
1,Has same tattoo as PC. If PCs are un-tattooed, has same father.
1,Is exactly like your favorite character from your favorite book only the opposite gender. Has extensive war wounds. Hears things wrong a lot due to ear injury. Hilarity or disaster ensues.
1,Feels no remorse. Has never seen the ocean.
1,Will betray anyone who trusts him/her, then confess and beg for mercy. Enjoys beekeeping and horticulture.
1,Acts like a wise and omniscient mentor but is wrong all the time.
1,Never answers a question directly. If pressed, will cry.
1,Unappreciated medieval art genius. Can do perspective and everything.
1,Has an unusually well-maintained collection of dollhouses.
1,Knows where to get the good lotus powder, has friends in all the guilds, all the local dancers owe him/her favors.
1,Is disturbed by magic. Is trying to grow a beard. If s/he already has one, is trying to decide whether to shave it.
1,Loves his/her job. Jolly and enthusiastic about it. May have Asperger’s syndrome.
1,Has fascinating theories about animal and monster behavior and something called “evolutionne threwe natural selectionne.”
1,Fiercely devoted to random local deity. Was fiercely devoted to rival local deity until fairly recently.
1,Nervous. Knows secret weakness of important monster, but is probably too suspicious to tell anyone.
1,Angry amateur astrologer.
1,Has a personal vendetta against most powerful NPC in campaign. Right-handed.
1,Idealistically committed to racial harmony. Calls humans, elves, dwarves, etc. “demi- orcs.” Has a wooden eye.
1,Boring. Will talk until credibly threatened.
1,Complains about minor physical ailments constantly. Ignores serious injuries or insults. Ferociously impatient. Interrupts everyone all the time.
1,Swears constantly. Good at math.
1,Excellent hunter. Can find, kill, skin and gut a bear in seconds. Dislikes fighting otherwise. Has an entirely undeserved reputation as a lout in nearest city. Is actually quite charming. 
1,Charisma 18. Terribly charming. Enthusiastic for tales of adventure. Will trade information if the PCs tell him/her what they've been up to.
1,Painfully stupid. Good-natured though. Always pretends like s/he knows what the PCs are talking about, but never does.
1,Vegetarian. Fears the sight of blood. Has many foes.
1,Is from a far more sophisticated culture far to the (east, south, whatever) and is sort of appalled and disgusted every time something medieval happens.

;relationship
1,married to
1,sleeping with
1,son/daughter of
1,hates
1,friends with
1,in business with
1,in criminal business with
1,friend/ally of
1,created
1,once saved
1,is secretly
1,needs help from
1,once slept with
1,supplies
1,scares
1,has info about
1,is sweet on
1,respects