Description: This western woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A 5'5" northern woman, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the left. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She takes great joy in being the best Performer in town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has achieved small success as a Performer.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and expand her business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a large grey jacket. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gimurt grew up listening to his father's many stories. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. After a long history of fighting, Gimurt and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Debt, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He has wavy red hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Qemuel never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Good lock. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Backpack.

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is white and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Helja was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Jeweler. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has wavy red crest. She has red eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Farideh was born with her father's beautiful face. A gifted student she started as a Mason, but she got bored and became a Jeweler. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Mason again; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is physically well-built. She keeps her copper crest in a pixie cut. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Kava was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 sp. Black pearl (800 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 9. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Pyntle was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Crown-heir. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She sports brown long hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She tends to her Shipwright job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 11000 sp.