Description: This eastern woman wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shepherd hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1500 sp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. Her silver hair is wavy and long. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Mason arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and pastel handkerchief worn on his right side. He has a very tight haircut. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Warrior school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Tailor responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His tied-back hair is black. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. Her crest is black and curly. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Arava hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Arava was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Revenge; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 50 gp.