Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Gifted from a young age, Paela studied abroad. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He wears a white armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. He is portly but not overly obese. He has silver hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands 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 brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Jade (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her lance with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tenena studied abroad. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 gp. Azurite (15 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. With wild white hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Shamil enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the west to a Spice Merchant, Shamil learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has shaved his head bald. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spy born in the past three hundred years. 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: Simon was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Monk, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Monk in service of a powerful lord somewhere. 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 has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spy.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 cp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Gorga speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Born to a Soapmaker, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Dilettante kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured and is in decent physical shape. His fur is short and yellow. His eyes are likewise copper.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Beast embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Beast was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 45000 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather.