Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His fur is orange and curly. His yellow eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Butcher who has hired him part-time. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Cloak was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her spear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears bulky white painted plate armor. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Tailor for hire.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 900 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her blue hair is matted, messy, and big. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears skinny pants and wears a violet and blue robe with the hood down. He has moderate length brown hair. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He tends to his Priest job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and balancing his hectic life and new priest responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1200 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'1". She tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and her gloved hand is found clutching a rapier. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His copper crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. 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 raised in a desert tribe. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Tailor. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). 1 Average lock. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a brown shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears her white hair down. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Masseuse they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Sellsword, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Rose (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are violet.

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. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.