Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His fur is beige and very short. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. The war was a terrible time for him, and Serpent does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Serpent was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 6000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears suspenders and pastel workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her yellow eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Gifted from a young age, Beast studied abroad. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His black eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 26000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman usually wears her black robe and has her mace always slung over her shoulder. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Kansif is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Kansif was born the youngest of three triplets. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Merchant they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Marshal, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Rose (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barrister. He has no fur. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Barrister but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He got into the Barrister business at a young age. 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 worked as a Barrister like his father before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Barrister responsibilities is difficult; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Jet (160 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp).

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly ceremonial daggers and hammers. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Being a Mayor 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: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and many brigands want her driven away

Flaws: Addict, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her red hair is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Keyleth was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Jeweler; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He got into the Fortune-teller business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Sculptor, but he was a colossal failure. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp. White pearl (100 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. With bright red hair. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Bowyer business.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a fortune-teller again

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 160 gp.