Description: This tall, slender man dresses like a well dressed Courier does. His fur is gray and curly. His copper eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in the west to a Courier, Serpent learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He tends to his Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes are white and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Mason who has hired her part-time. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hammer.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp).

Description: He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and he perpetually has his greataxe ready. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Red garnet (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Her hair is golden and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; 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: Impulsive, Selfish. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she likes to wear black tank tops with blue skirt. She wears her black hair down. She is baby faced.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. 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. She tends to her Fisher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Opinionated, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Sard (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp).

Description: This eastern woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Gifted from a young age, Sariel studied abroad. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her ears are large.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Trym will drive conversation. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a hunchback. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Ootah hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Ootah hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Ootah has worked very hard to control her curse. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Eye agate (14 gp).