Description: This man has the majority of his body covered in plate, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has styled his scarlet crest well, parting it to the right. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Mreksh embodies much of what other species detest in the Dragonborns. He takes great joy in being the best Spice Merchant in town.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 11000 sp.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scythes and shortspears. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Black pearl (500 gp).

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her copper crest is unkempt and raggedy. She has red eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

Personality: Hethress speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Hethress was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1400 gp. Red spinel (40 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears just a pastel suit. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: The child of a Shepherd, who enjoyed hunting, Fragrant was taken on many hunting expeditions. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Detective.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Optimist, Extrovert. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (15 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is black and curly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has worked as a Engraver like his mother before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Blue quartz (4 gp). 2 Acid flasks.

Description: This southern man wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a Layabout, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Ernest was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Butcher. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ernest 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 a deep hatred of goblins

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp).

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'11" when asserting herself. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: Sarah was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 8000 sp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a worn and beaten armor. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 16000 cp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing a long, black cloak. His gold crest is smooth and relatively long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Mozikth was born on a far southern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Body Guard. He has worked as a Body Guard like his mother before him.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and to be a map maker again

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 130 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.