Description: This late middle aged man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze and is in decent physical shape. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He got into the Bookbinder 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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bookbinder responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp. Sard (70 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a red armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Nikki was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with grey slacks. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 310 gp. Carnelian (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. Her white fur is knotted and matted. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

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. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Lone 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 Lone. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's in love; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Coral (150 gp).

Description: An older man who wears bulky blue painted plate armor, he is not a threatening figure. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born in the east to a Butcher, Frug learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has worked as a Butcher like his mother before him.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Slave, Debt. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her small blue hat.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Barrister profession.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A freak accident while working with her Cartwright father left her crippled. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is golden and curly. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 10 pp.