Description: He wears a simple white robe with black stripes complete with hood. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has shaved his head bald. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born to a Stableman, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ortegar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ortegar. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Tabaxi compassion; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Insomniac, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This woman wears a green tunic with brown highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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 Gardener. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Gardener for hire.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 290 pp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Jet (130 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a white tunic with black highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ghûra does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. When Ghûra reached his early adolescence his Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Architect for hire.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to be a spy again

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Military, Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His brown hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise black.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Valafar embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 900 pp. Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.