Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her ears are large.

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 can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 80 pp. Peridot (20 gp).

Description: Standing 5'4", this woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. Her auburn hair is lengthy. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She uses divination through singing.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Sage work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sage work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 140 gp. Tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Fivin alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 6000 sp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears professional attire. Her purple hair is smooth and relatively long. She has black eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She struck the Detective job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Fortune-teller again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Scribe but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Sard (80 gp). Rose (80 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. Her auburn hair is lengthy. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Obsidian (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Pink diamond (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, white shirt, and blue tie. His purple hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He has gold eyes and a green hat with a white feather.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Ploughman business.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 35000 sp.

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this southern man wears a black Stetson hat and black clothes. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. He has white eyes and a black hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Born in the south to a Spice Merchant, Xappan learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears just a brown suit. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Vondal is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. One day when Vondal was young, his father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his father dropped to the ground dead. His father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Vondal was heart-stricken from the event, and his mother started working long hours to provde for them. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 sp.