Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and is pretty ugly. She wears her auburn hair down. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a Bellfounder, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1500 gp. Jet (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Falkrunn grew up listening to her father's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Jade (90 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has done his best to style his brown fur to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. The war was a terrible time for him, and Cloud does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he's in love

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Military, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man dresses like a well dressed Beggar does. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the west to a Beggar, Ulblyn learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A freak accident while working with his Priest mother left him crippled. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Ulblyn was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: A 6'0" western man, he wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available he will default to his greataxe. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a Sage, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His childhood dream was to be a Sage, but he was a colossal failure. He became a Mayor soon after.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears an entirely brown suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His fur, while still mostly gray, has prominent grey streaks. He has copper eyes and a brown hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He found a children's book about a Tabaxi Expert 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 married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.