Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a black tunic with brown highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spy arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amethyst (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears just a violet suit. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Claira lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Blue sapphire (400 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: 4'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length red hair. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. A true patriot, Thorin would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Spy. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 30000 sp. Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp).

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Seamstress. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: She wears a fancy violet dress. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 gp. Iolite (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Sard (50 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'6". He wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times, and his gloved hand is found clutching a club. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His ears are large.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has never given up on his painting dream.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (20 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.