Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His head has been shaved. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. 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: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His first spouse was a Crown-heir, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to reunite with his absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: This malnourished woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull white iron scale mail. She has wavy chestnut hair. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears professional attire. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 30 pp. Carnelian (20 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Jet (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. His crest is black and curly. He has red eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: The child of a Unemployed, who enjoyed hunting, Pijjirik was taken on many hunting expeditions. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pijjirik fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To protect his home; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 600 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 7000 cp. Black pearl (700 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.