Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly ceremonial daggers and pickaxes. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Hupe is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Hupe was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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 decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'8". He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his white crest up. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has a crush on the local tailor

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears an entirely red suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She sports brown long hair. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. 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: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length white hair. 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 is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is long and brown with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Tabaxi culture. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He got into the Cartwright business at a young age. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Racist, PTSD, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 40000 sp. Coral (70 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'7" and muscular, this northern woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Brakka was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Brakka decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears an eyepatch.

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 claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A 6'1" western woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Antrara was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tabaxi activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tabaxi doctor. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Beggar they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Ruler, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tabaxi people; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).