Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is long and red with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'3" when asserting herself. She has wavy blue hair. She has black eyes and a green hat with a tan feather.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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 Junk Dealer. During her travels, Shax and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Shax discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Shax fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Tabaxi compassion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Religious, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Red spinel (130 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'9". He wears professional attire. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are green.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Lance hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barber work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barber work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Barber soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 sp. Eye agate (12 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a grey shirt, with a tan mid length shorts with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His white hair is long and unkept. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and 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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 70 pp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Amber (100 gp). Peridot (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.