Description: She has a missing right arm. She tends to wear a large brown jacket. Her blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Mayor mother left her crippled. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 3 Smokesticks. 1 Holy water. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born in the east. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

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

Possessions: 230 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'0", this man likes to wear brown tank tops with black pants. He keeps his long gray fur kept up in a rat tail. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the south were limited. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and to be a dilettante again

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. She has shaved her head bald. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Miner born in the past three hundred years. 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: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Brakka was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Miner.

Motivation: To be a Crown-heir again.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp).