Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her auburn hair is well kept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born in a small desert village. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She bought a quarterstaff and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, green shirt, and pastel tie, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His red hair is braided into rings. He has amber eyes.

Personality: Einkil speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He takes great joy in being the best Jeweler in town.

History: He was born into a rich family. He worked as a nervous Jeweler and found it very stressful. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: In love, Job, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 21000 sp. Banded agate (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Jet (120 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Jelenneth lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length black fur. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in the south to a Scribe, Cloud learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her parents enrolled her in a Rogue school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She has worked as a Scribe like her mother before her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 160 pp. Obsidian (8 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a yellow poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His silver hair is braided into rings. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He got into the Dilettante business at a young age. He worked as a nervous Dilettante and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears professional attire, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'7" when asserting himself. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Performer who has hired him part-time. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Skog was born with his mother's beautiful face. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Skog 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 Skog. He tends to his Performer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. A true patriot, Tawna would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 23000 sp.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Wobbles fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is brown and curly. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.