Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a pickaxe, but if one is not available he will default to his hammer. He has a very tight haircut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 pp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is short and golden. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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: He was born in a small island village. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Being a Stylist kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature, In love. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 260 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 2 Smokesticks.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears dark leathers with embroidery. His black hair is long and unkept. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has worked as a Barrister like his mother before him.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black opal (900 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Sard (50 gp). Coral (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears just a black suit. She has styled her dark red hair well, parting it to the left. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She bought a club and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: He wears a blue Stetson hat and blue clothes. He is portly but not overly obese. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 360 pp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp).

Description: This western man prefers to wear pastel clothing when he does not wear armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His cinnamon fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Tree lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He found a children's book about a Tabaxi Cleric who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Volen is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her father's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered goblins who tried to eat her hand. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Volen was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3000 gp. Banded agate (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Hematite (14 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.