Description: He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His black hair is singed and shortened. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Skamos was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Skamos was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1400 gp. Black star sapphire (900 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. With wild chestnut hair. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. 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: Pennie was born the youngest of three triplets. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Peridot (30 gp).

Description: She 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. She is portly but not overly obese. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Apothecary they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Blacksmith, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'3" and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Seamstress arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Sard (60 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He carries with him a set of shortspears on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. His brown fur is thinning but still full. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Cloak lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Roofer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a very tight haircut. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Manfred abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Slave. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 80 pp. Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze, and is pretty ugly. Her lavender fur is knotted and matted. Her eyes are yellow and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tabaxi conditions. 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; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her crest is white and curly. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.