Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears long strands of sapphire and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her red hair is still thick. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. 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: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Small steel mirror. 1 Superior lock. 1 Simple lock. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: This northern man tends to wear a large black jacket. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair is knotted and matted. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His first spouse was a Scribe, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Scribe they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Performer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he is content

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a grey coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. Her blonde hair is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

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 refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Isabella abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. She has moderate length auburn hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her childhood dream was to be a Banker, but she was a colossal failure. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pennie fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears a green shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His dark red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 2. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. She is physically well-built. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. A friendly and beautiful Tabaxi, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Left-Handed was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Left-Handed 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 Left-Handed. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 270 pp. Black opal (900 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Citrine (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. She keeps her purple hair in a flapper bob. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

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 will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Shax was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents enrolled her in a Monk school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the east to a Stylist, Finellen learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, drow burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying east to reunite her family. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Anastrianna embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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 terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 900 gp. Citrine (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.