Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly falchions and longbows. He wears his blonde hair down. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 gp. Onyx (40 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Amber (150 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a white tunic with black highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. She keeps her golden hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Engong was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Cleric, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Cleric in service of a powerful lord somewhere. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (40 gp).

Description: An older man who wears baggy black pantaloons and a violet scarf, he is not a threatening figure. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Rose (40 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp).

Description: Standing 5'8", this woman wears a brown shirt with thin green vertical stripes and white pants. Her white fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are copper.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Cask hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Cask abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 270 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.