Description: A 5'5" eastern woman, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has no hair. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Merchant and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1600 gp. Amber (70 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp).

Description: He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He works hard and plays hard.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'3" and wears a white tunic with blue highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Laborer father left him crippled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 12000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Gold and ruby ring (7000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Her long red fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and revenge

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a violet collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Mortician business.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Mortician. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His brass crest is still thick. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Dazzazn was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1100 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Coral (160 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears black trousers with grey and blue striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His gold crest is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Fax will drive conversation. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the north to a Performer, Fax learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His golden hair is braided into rings. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Baker profession.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Tanner and was forced into it by his family; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. Her fur is brown and very short. Her eyes are copper and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She takes great joy in being the best Seamstress in town.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Seamstress work with an outfit from a few towns over. Seamstress work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Server, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1600 pp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Coral (120 gp). Rose (30 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Jet (120 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.