Description: This woman wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a sai on her belt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She keeps her long black fur kept up in a rat tail. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Shadow isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tabaxi unity. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born in the west. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Mercenary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mercenary work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She became a Mercenary soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1500 gp. Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp).

Description: Standing 3'10", this woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her golden hair is well kept. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he usually wears his white robe and has his lance always slung over his shoulder. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Glûk 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 Glûk. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: An older man who wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is green, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time, he is not a threatening figure. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Heward is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Brottor 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. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He became a Scribe soon after.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Jet (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. One day when Kathra was young, her father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her father dropped to the ground dead. Her father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Kathra was heart-stricken from the event, and her mother started working long hours to provde for them. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Cartwright and was forced into it by her family; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 17000 sp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Vanuath will drive conversation. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in the west to a Mortician, Vanuath learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Vanuath never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and balancing his hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 210 gp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Assassin business.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 6000 sp. Jet (100 gp).