Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her red hair is heavily combed to the right. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Katherine's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his falchion, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a great chef.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 27000 cp. White opal (500 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Andraste is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the west to a Spice Merchant, Andraste learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears his black hair down. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Herbalist business.

History: Thomas lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp. Pink pearl (160 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp).

Description: He wears a white costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Nelkin was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Nelkin decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2000 sp. Fire opal (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His hair is cut close to his head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Tabaxi culture. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tabaxi people; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1400 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Carter. He has moderate length blonde hair. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Carter. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gifted student he started as a Sage, but he got bored and became a Carter. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Carter and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 700 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His crest is copper, silky, and of moderate length. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates goblins. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 cp.