Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her scarlet crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Brewer.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Bonds: In love, Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. He is physically well-built. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. After coming to the age of reason, Kilvar took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: Tabaxi compassion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. She has moderate length dark red hair. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Uzza 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. Uzza decided she wanted neither the life of her mother 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the west to a Masseuse, Stacee learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Masseuse hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She became a Masseuse soon after.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again; and balancing her hectic life and new masseuse responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has white hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Vanchu is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He wears a tan feathered hat and tan clothes. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his feathered tan hat.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Wiggens 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 loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her red hair is long and unkept. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She takes great joy in being the best Barber in town.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gifted student she started as a Baker, but she got bored and became a Barber. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nikki isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Nikki alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Nikki was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Sard (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Lucan will drive conversation. He takes great joy in being the best Bookbinder in town.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Lucan grew up listening to his father's many stories. A gifted student he started as a Weaver, but he got bored and became a Bookbinder. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Jasper (30 gp). 2 Alchemist’s fire.