Description: She wears violet trousers with blue and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She carries with her a set of sickles on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She has wavy golden hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. The war was a terrible time for her, and Keyleth does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Keyleth was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Unemployed. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

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

Possessions: 10000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His blonde hair is braided into rings. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing a long, brown cloak. His hair is white and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Solomon took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up quarterstaff and armor he uses now. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His beige fur is lengthy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aura grew up listening to his mother's many stories. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tabaxi conditions. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

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

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has wavy rusty crest. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Shamash was born with his mother's beautiful face. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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 is wracked by social anxiety; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1400 gp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are brown.

Personality: Korfel 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 is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Hunter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 cp. Golden pearl (100 gp).