Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'1" and wears a violet tunic with red highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'3" and dresses like a well dressed Gardener does. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Gardener who has hired her part-time. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Gynk is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born into a rich family. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She has achieved small success as a Gardener.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 pp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. She carries with her a set of shortbows on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She sports black long hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Emmeline fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her auburn hair is still thick. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Tawna is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Tawna liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She bought a glaive and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Bhevek wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Glassblower who has hired her part-time. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She's in love.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: This man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His lavender fur has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a blue tunic with tan highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 93. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Roywyn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Roywyn alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and grey handkerchief worn on her left side. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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: Rezena lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2600 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp).