Description: She wears a red cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She carries a battered halberd and tarnished hand crossbow as well. She has wavy blonde hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Verna grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Verna. She has achieved small success as a Cartwright.

Motivation: 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: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears his auburn hair up. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is content

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Amber (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat, marred by beers. Her chestnut hair is well kept. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Butcher profession.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has worked as a Mason like her father before her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and balancing her hectic life and new mason responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 sp. White pearl (40 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull brown iron scale mail. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Masseuse and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. She has done her best to style her beige fur to look like a famous performer. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

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. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She bought a bastard sword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

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

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a violet vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his violet boots flare out at the collars. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Berrian was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Courier who has hired him part-time. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Hugh was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting illithids, the young Hugh began to lead the lost caravan. He has achieved small success as a Courier.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 220 pp. Carnelian (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Jade (160 gp).