Description: 4'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears an entirely black suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shava grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a green tunic with brown highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes and is in decent physical shape. He has done his best to style his red crest to look like a famous performer. His red eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker green hat.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Hematite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

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 loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: She wears blue trousers with yellow and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Stableman. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To be a Painter again.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Red spinel (150 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). White opal (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp).

Description: She wears a white shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This dark-skinned female is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has gray eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Whurdred embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of a Bookbinder, who enjoyed hunting, Whurdred was taken on many hunting expeditions. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 120 gp. Pink pearl (60 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Onyx (40 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her head has been shaved. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bounty Hunter. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bounty Hunter for hire.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her rusty crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 190 gp.