Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Kipper is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Kipper lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His childhood dream was to be a Bellfounder, but he was a colossal failure. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts, and is pretty ugly. She has white hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Elizabeth lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She's also a talented Beggar, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Chrysoprase (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is light but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Zaffrab hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Zaffrab alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Racist, Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. Her lavender fur is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Moon was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Navigator hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She keeps her scarlet crest in a flapper bob. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Hematite (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has blonde hair. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her fur, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Persistence, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).