Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He carries with him a set of shortbows on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length bronze crest. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bricklayer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Jeweler, and he later adopted a second daughter.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. She carries with her a set of kukris on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She uses divination through singing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants, marred by teas. With bright golden hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Ella was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

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

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This northern man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Apothecary who has hired him part-time. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the north were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's in love.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Her hair is blonde and curly. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Bree alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This late middle aged man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze and is in decent physical shape. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His ears are large.

Personality: Fibblestib speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Fibblestib grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Fibblestib. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1300 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'6" when asserting herself. She wears her black fur down. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.