Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. 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. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

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 spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature axe.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Amethyst (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jet (110 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Amber (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Jade (110 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Onyx (80 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a monstrous two handed axe on his belt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has moderate length red hair. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature monstrous two handed axe.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 140 gp. Malachite (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Jade (70 gp).

Description: This man has the majority of his body covered in plate, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Sculptor. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Sculptor responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She carries a battered sword and tarnished hand crossbow as well. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dagnal studied abroad. Her parents enrolled her in a Barbarian school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Dagnal was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 5'1". He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and his gloved hand is found clutching a crossbow. His yellow fur, when down, is lengthy. He has amber eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Laborer for the past few years.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. She wears her red hair down. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Selfish, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 20000 cp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp).