Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His hair is short and black. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and doesn't want to be a cook and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 180 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a blue Stetson hat and blue clothes. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Marshal arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is her passion; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her crest is copper and very short. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She is a Crown-heir first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Crown-heir business.

History: Gilkass was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her childhood dream was to be a Stylist, but she was a colossal failure. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Crown-heir and was forced into it by her family; and revenge

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Silk rope. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. She carries with her a set of spears, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Seraphina isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Stylist mother left her crippled. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Emeny was born the youngest of three triplets. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Just what you see.