Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Kelter hails from a village terrorized by orcs. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Dyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 210 gp. Golden pearl (160 gp).

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She keeps her white crest in a pixie cut. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, In love, Nature, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1100 gp. Black opal (800 gp). Amber (110 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Azurite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is typically in his Blacksmith uniform, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has wavy white hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Dabbledob liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Dabbledob never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new blacksmith responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, In love, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'1", this woman wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Theirastra isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. The war was a terrible time for her, and Theirastra does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Sun was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She's also a talented Assassin, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 sp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is yellow, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Gynk took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Hedonist. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp).

Description: This man is well dressed, constantly wearing a pastel suit, tan shirt, and black tie. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. He has dyed his greying gray fur a little too much giving a sharp gray color. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: He got into the Miner business at a young age. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 170 pp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears a colorful flower in his blue hair. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Now he works as a dancing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 7000 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Jet (90 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Coral (90 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a axe, but if one is not available she will default to her halberd. Her head has been shaved. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She got into the Masseuse business at a young age. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Masseuse.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 110 pp.