Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the east to a Bookbinder, Jarsali 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 Bookbinder. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears his yellow fur down. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. 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: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the west were limited. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 7000 sp. Hematite (13 gp). White opal (1500 gp).

Description: She is typically in her Dyer uniform. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Persistence, Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears skinny pants and wears a white and black robe with the hood down. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Thorpe isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. 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: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He worked as a nervous Server and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Server like his father before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.