Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. He has moderate length brown fur. His yellow eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is a great chef.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. After coming to the age of reason, Smoking 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: An older man who is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes., he is not a threatening figure. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Engraver. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Engraver for the past few years.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is greedy

Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 sp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. Her beige fur is smooth and relatively long. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Serpent reached her early adolescence her Tabaxi mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new spy responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His fur is cut close to his head. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines copper.

Personality: He is a Sailor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is an amazing painter.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Lone was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Lone took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has achieved small success as a Sailor.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2400 gp. Jasper (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Mardnab was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Red garnet (80 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a white costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 gp. Iolite (30 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this northern woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She has a very tight haircut. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She hates goblins. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents enrolled her in a Commoner school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a fancy grey suit. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. 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 dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 230 gp.