Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a white costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She sports silver long hair. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Expand her business; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a fancy black suit, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has worked as a Assassin like his father before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. Fire opal (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: She wears baggy green pantaloons and a pastel scarf. She wears a colorful flower in her black crest. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the north to a Carpenter, Korinn learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Carpenter.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (400 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His fur is lavender and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: An older woman who very much looks the part of a Carter, she is not a threatening figure. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed tan hat.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. 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 Carter. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she's in love

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born into a rich family. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Courier responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gifted student he started as a Brewer, but he got bored and became a Locksmith. He struck the Locksmith job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 5000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp).