Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He carries with him a set of daggers on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Marshal kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 800 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings, and is pretty ugly. He has golden hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Aramil was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His childhood dream was to be a Bather, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Shoemaker.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1800 gp. Blue star sapphire (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her first spouse was a Cook, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Forgetful, Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears skinny pants and wears a pastel and green robe with the hood down. His black fur is heavily combed to the right. He is baby faced.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is a great chef.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Through the years after Flask was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Flask's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp).

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He sports a flattop fur cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Spear lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He found a children's book about a Tabaxi Cleric who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Amethyst (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, In love, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. 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 born several months after his mother was called into army service. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Valafar was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. He is portly but not overly obese. He keeps his white fur in a flapper bob. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Three was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2400 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His golden hair is thinning but still full. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp.