Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He comes from a rich western family. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. After months of barely getting by, Morkral managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 40 gp. Amethyst (70 gp).

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'4" when asserting himself. He has done his best to style his orange fur to look like a famous performer. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. A true patriot, Trail would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This northern woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has a very tight haircut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 4 Smokesticks. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a brown broad hat and brown clothes. She has moderate length beige fur. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Emerald is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Emerald hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Enemies, Attractive, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Abalaba was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Beggar for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Secretive, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 270 gp. Silver ewer (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).