Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She prefers to wear flannel. She has a hunchback. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 11000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: An older woman who wears a black broad hat and black clothes, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver crest is thinning but still full. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dragonborn conditions. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Gilkass never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Shy, Racist, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, In love. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He keeps his purple hair in a pixie cut. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He got into the Engraver business at a young age. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1300 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 4'8" and wears a violet shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and brown pants. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her red hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small black clips. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. The war was a terrible time for her, and Bilga does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Servant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This northern man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a violet coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has wavy white hair. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Geoffrey was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Merchant. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Standing 4'7", this woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Thiala hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Unemployed and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 gp.