Description: This tall, slender woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull black iron scale mail. She sports black long hair. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Spice Merchant. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to reunite with her old friends

Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a blue shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her morningstar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her hair is golden and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She takes great joy in being the best Unemployed in town.

History: Tana hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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 wracked by social anxiety; and many illithids want her driven away

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1 Small steel mirror. 1 Silk rope. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This woman is very fat, and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has chestnut hair. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tordrid grew up listening to her father's many stories. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Bard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is wearing a tight pastel one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His brown fur is braided into rings. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Beast was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Beast decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He bought a greatsword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 700 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is dressed in an above average manner. His black hair is knotted and matted. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Scribe. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Scribe for the past few years.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and expand his business

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

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 hair is brown and very short. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the east to a Carpenter, Joan learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Fisher, but she was a colossal failure. She has worked as a Carpenter like her mother before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 900 gp. Pink pearl (160 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a fancy grey suit. His hair is chestnut and curly. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has worked as a Cook like his father before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and dwarven compassion

Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and brown handkerchief worn on his right side. His silver hair is cut short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: The child of a Hunter, who enjoyed hunting, Naill was taken on many hunting expeditions. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is black and very short. His eyes are gold.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Gifted from a young age, Oriax studied abroad. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 120 gp.