Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a white coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. He has chestnut hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Banker. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Banker for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Banker responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Jade (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has moderate length auburn hair. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He's in love; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Debt, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'8" and wears a black collared shirt and violet pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though he does not identify as such. A true patriot, Gell would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Military, Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 gp. Jade (40 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family, Military, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane and is in decent physical shape. He has dyed his greying yellow fur a little too much giving a sharp yellow color. He is baby faced.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 10000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has black hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Mercenary. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Bimpnottin studied abroad. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Fortune-teller again.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 32000 sp.

Description: He wears a red vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his red boots flare out at the collars. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He found a children's book about a Halfling Adept who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. She carries a battered rapier and tarnished shield as well. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jasper (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Canary diamond (8000 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Moonstone (30 gp).