Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His silver crest is unkempt and raggedy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a Jeweler, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 19000 sp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She wears a colorful flower in her gray fur. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She wears a green collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is black and very short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Being a Crown-heir kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; 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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Golden pearl (100 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Star ruby (400 gp).

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is portly but not overly obese. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She got into the Butcher business at a young age. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She became a Butcher soon after.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2200 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs, and is pretty ugly. Her red fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Left-Handed is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'4". She dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has rusty crest. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a Dyer, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her childhood dream was to be a Dyer, but she was a colossal failure. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Servant for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'4" when asserting himself. His crest is rusty and curly. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Baker mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 700 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp).

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a pastel tunic with green highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her fur, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. 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, Sweet is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has wavy black crest. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 10000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.