Description: This man wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his longbow. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. He sports a flattop crest cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He prefers to wear flannel. His beige fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. He bought a shortspear and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1200 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Jade (120 gp). Coral (120 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Jade (120 gp). Citrine (40 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her bronze crest is knotted and matted. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Insane. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 7000 sp. Rose (30 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Rose (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a simple black robe with white stripes complete with hood. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the left. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bookbinder who has hired her part-time. Verin is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Verin lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Paela embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Healer. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is dressed in a clean green cloak covering his clean studded leather. His dark red hair is greasy and uncared for. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines white.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to protect his home

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Callybon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Callybon never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 14000 sp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her yellow fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tabaxi culture. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2000 sp.