Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her blue crest is still thick. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying north to reunite her family. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears an entirely black suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He keeps his long black crest kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Quarethon speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Beggar and was forced into it by his family; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her cinnamon fur is heavily combed to the right. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady copper eyes.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she's in love

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a Map Maker, his father struggled to pay the bills. Cockaby liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a lance and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Professionalism, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt. 1 Breastplate. 1 Buckler.

Description: This malnourished man dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a black coat with yellow slacks. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born in the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Junk Dealer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 360 gp.