Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a brown coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the east to a Detective, Barbena learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Barbena alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: An older man who is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather, he is not a threatening figure. His blonde hair is still thick. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Dyer. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Dyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Being a Dyer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. After months of barely getting by, Erky managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. She is physically well-built. Her green crest is singed and shortened. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. The war was a terrible time for her, and Gesrethe does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. After a long history of fighting, Gesrethe and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His fur is orange and curly. This copper eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Pelt was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His first spouse was a Performer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 pp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.