Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has styled his dark red hair well, parting it to the right. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spy hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 600 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker tan hat.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Dara was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears dull violet sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed flail, just in case. His blonde hair is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Rolen is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Servant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 800 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: This woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has wavy black hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: She was born in a small island village. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to orcs.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 60 pp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp).