Description: Standing 5'1", this woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting orcs, the young Meriele began to lead the lost caravan. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a white coat with violet slacks. He has no hair. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Thrak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Fortune-teller, but he got bored and became a Guard. He tends to his Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: She prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. Her fur is cinnamon and very short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tabaxi conditions. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: The child of a Locksmith, who enjoyed hunting, Pikar was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Pikar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

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

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Gifted from a young age, Anverth studied abroad. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dragonborn people.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.