Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he tends to wear a large yellow jacket. His red hair is knotted and matted. He has green eyes and a yellow hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Engraver arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and many giants want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A 4'11" southern woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She is a Yochlol in disguise. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Nature, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2800 sp. 1 Buckler.

Description: She is in excellent shape and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 6000 sp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a black shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and brown pants. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her silver eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Map Maker who has hired her part-time. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Seamstress. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 700 gp. Star ruby (500 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tattered old clothes. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Altho lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. After a long history of fighting, Altho and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Deep green spinel (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.