Description: She stands about 4'11" and likes to wear blue tank tops with green skirt. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Mella lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Doctor they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Tailor, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Tailor

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

Possessions: 1000 sp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Eridred was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (16 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat, and he perpetually has his quarterstaff ready. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Oloric was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Oloric decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his feathered tan hat.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Soveliss embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born in the west. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Being a Weaver kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman wears bulky red painted plate armor. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. Her chestnut hair is still thick. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Through the years after Paela was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Paela's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Paela was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 50 pp. White pearl (80 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp).

Description: She stands about 6'1" and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Egelina hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She got into the Tailor business at a young age. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Egelina 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 Egelina. She has worked as a Tailor like her mother before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears tan trousers with yellow and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His crest is rusty and very short. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Adrex was born with his father's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Disease, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 gp.