Description: This late middle aged woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. Her hair, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Hecat was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Expert, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Expert in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Locksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 6000 sp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He is an epitome of beauty. His brown hair is cut short. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He got into the Crown-heir business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, In love. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 80 gp. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears long strands of aquamarine and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and is pretty ugly. He has wavy black hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born in the north to a Engraver, Hubert learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. She has shaved her head bald. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shepherd.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and to be a ruler again

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. His rusty crest is long and unkept. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Miner who has hired him part-time. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born to a Bellfounder, his father struggled to pay the bills. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has achieved small success as a Miner.

Motivation: To be a Bellfounder again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 60 pp. Star ruby (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Jade (150 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His tied-back hair is blonde. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. 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. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Borun fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a white cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she very much looks the part of a Knight. She has no hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady white eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a Laborer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her childhood dream was to be a Laborer, but she was a colossal failure. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gynnie grew up listening to her father's many stories. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Unemployed. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp.