Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Qualen hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Qualen 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 Qualen. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Qualen never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and to be a unemployed again

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Enemies, In love, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull green iron scale mail, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Rich, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 120 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears long strands of opal and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Ploughman arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 140 pp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Servant. He struck the Servant job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Servant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Just what you see.