Description: This woman stands a little under 6'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull tan iron scale mail. She has wavy bronze crest. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2000 sp. A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is black and very short. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: This man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a flail on her belt. She has moderate length white fur. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Art fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 10000 sp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears just a brown suit, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She wears her orange fur up. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tabaxi conditions. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Sweet never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: In love, Military, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Fire opal (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). White pearl (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a fancy grey suit. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her cinnamon fur is knotted and matted. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, In love. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs and is in decent physical shape. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: 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 mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 50 pp.