Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears dark leathers with embroidery, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her gray fur is singed and shortened. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Emerald never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. His black crest is knotted and matted. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 60 pp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Jet (60 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears long strands of emerald and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Frouse was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He's also a talented Tanner, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. He has moderate length brown fur. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents enrolled him in a Warlock school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1200 sp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This malnourished woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 130 pp.