Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His head has been shaved. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 sp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a yellow collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has wavy red fur. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cloak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her top tan hat.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Nissa was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mortician hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Peridot (30 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears suspenders and yellow workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. Her hair is auburn and very short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Ahlyssa lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 380 gp.