Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing a tight red one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Hobart grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Hobart. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 20 gp. Coral (110 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, white shirt, and red tie. She has no crest. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Jheri enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Jheri was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Barbarian, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Barbarian in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She found a children's book about a Dragonborn Barbarian 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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'0". She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make 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: Rosalind was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a Bellfounder first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bellfounder arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bellfounder.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: He stands about 6'1" and wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He is mildly Tabaxi supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the west were limited. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is typically in his Seamstress uniform. His black hair is thinning but still full. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tharivol embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Seamstress responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 40 pp. Tourmaline (60 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He's in love; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Salanop will drive conversation. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Salanop lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Armorer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Armorer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She struck the Armorer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.