Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a large brown jacket, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'5" when asserting herself. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. 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: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Mundane, Racist, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1500 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His crest, while still mostly scarlet, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Gillyd was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She wears a fancy green dress. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Uzza was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

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

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a blue coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His hair is short and golden. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Cook business.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1300 gp. Malachite (10 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He tends to wear a yellow poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His black hair is knotted and matted. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rolen grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Rolen was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

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

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Slave Trader. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and doesn't want to be a slave trader and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (50 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is wearing a long, yellow cloak. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.