Description: She wears a red costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes drow are coming to abduct people. The war was a terrible time for her, and Alain does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Amber (130 gp).

Description: This southern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blue crest has been sun bleached extensively. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. Hirrathak was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Slave Trader. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2100 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'0". She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull pastel iron scale mail, and her gloved hand is found clutching a crossbow. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. A friendly and beautiful Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dragonborn artifacts is her passion; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Depressed, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor, marred by beers. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She got into the Herbalist business at a young age. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She struck the Herbalist job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. 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 east to a Miner, Jasmine learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Miner. She has achieved small success as a Miner.

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

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mayor. Her cinnamon fur is smooth and relatively long. Her yellow eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: The child of a Stableman, who enjoyed hunting, Fragrant was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She bought a spear and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Job, In love, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 210 pp. Star ruby (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is blue and curly. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gold eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Through the years after Makaria was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Makaria's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Makaria fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 40 pp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Eye agate (10 gp).

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has dyed his greying scarlet crest a little too much giving a sharp scarlet color. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Bharash took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: She stands about 6'1" and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her gray fur is braided into rings. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her broad pastel hat.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Mason. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She's also a talented Unemployed, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to reunite with her absent father

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 60 gp.