Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a brown vest and prefers violet and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 90 gp. Deep green spinel (100 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor and is in decent physical shape. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her brown 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. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Tanner arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears black trousers with red and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has styled his dark red hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He worked as a nervous Sailor and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and she perpetually has her dagger ready. Her long scarlet crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Biri embodies much of what other species detest in the Dragonborns. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Jet (120 gp).

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Adelard studied abroad. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40 pp.