Description: She is a husky woman, who has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Malquis never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Slave, In love. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp).

Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears skinny pants and wears a white and grey robe with the hood down. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Ekk 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 brigands. Ekk was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Forgetful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 9000 gp. Coral (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Jade (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Fire opal (600 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. 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. Kipper fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a brown shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has moderate length brown fur. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Dagger was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Commoner, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Commoner in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A gifted student she started as a Seamstress, but she got bored and became a Herbalist. She tends to her Herbalist job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to be a seamstress again

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp).

Description: This woman dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her crest is brass and curly. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Farideh hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 80 gp. Red garnet (120 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. She has no hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Adrie was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She became a Junk Dealer soon after.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He got into the Stylist business at a young age. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Stylist. He tends to his Stylist job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a yellow vest and prefers tan and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Black pearl (600 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man dresses like a well dressed Priest does, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is red and very short. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. A gifted student he started as a Interpreter, but he got bored and became a Priest. He tends to his Priest job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job, In love, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).