Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she very much looks the part of a Merchant. She has wavy black hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. She tends to her Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To be a Courier again.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Spear is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the west to a Roofer, Spear learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Roofer. She became a Roofer soon after.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Impeccable. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'7" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her hand crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She got into the Performer business at a young age. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Performer. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times, and carries longswords. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His half smiles and white eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Marbas was born with his father's beautiful face. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tiefling conditions. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Marbas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Citrine (80 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a axe, but if one is not available she will default to her dagger. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length cinnamon fur. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Opinionated, Impeccable. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 110 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags.