Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Riswynn was born with her father's beautiful face. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Riswynn 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 Riswynn. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To be a Miner again; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 8000 sp. Golden pearl (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has styled her dark red hair well, parting it to the right. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She hates Tieflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Gomory was born with her father's beautiful face. After coming to the age of reason, Gomory took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; 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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden pearl (150 gp). Sard (70 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears just a grey suit. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Baern fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 190 gp. Jasper (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: She wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her first spouse was a Barber, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, green cloak. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 7000 gp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Amber (100 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Opinionated, Gifted, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and white handkerchief worn on her right side. She has a very tight haircut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Riswynn was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Riswynn decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Banded agate (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has a hunchback. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 15000 sp. Amethyst (70 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear flannel. He has shaved his head bald. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Ghaliver alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 60 pp. Coral (100 gp). Jade (100 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp).