Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her left hand. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has amber eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Slave, In love. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She keeps her red crest in a flapper bob. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Priest business.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Megren fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Priest and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Moss agate (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with black slacks. He has no hair. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Skamos was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Bricklayer responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 pp. Iolite (30 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Barbena was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Barbena 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 Barbena. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is light but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She wears dull tan sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed quarterstaff, just in case. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. A gifted student she started as a Cartwright, but she got bored and became a Barkeep. She tends to her Barkeep job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job, Slave. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 sp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat, marred by teas. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the left. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Balifra hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and elven compassion

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 340 gp. Blue quartz (7 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, tan shirt, and red tie. He wears his copper crest down. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. A true patriot, Maagog would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Maagog hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dragonborn conditions. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Maagog was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, green cloak. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her crest is gold, silky, and of moderate length. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

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

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 pp. Blue quartz (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He bought a halberd and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 21000 cp.