Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Herbalist. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her gray fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Herbalist kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. His fur, while still mostly gray, has prominent grey streaks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Selfish, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears bulky green painted plate armor. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length black crest. She has red eyes and a green hat with a black feather.

Personality: She hates Dragonborns with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Arava was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Crown-heir. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 19000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She works hard and plays hard.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 500 gp. Moss agate (16 gp). White pearl (60 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He tends to wear a large white jacket. He has shaved his head bald. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He takes great joy in being the best Blacksmith in town.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Blacksmith responsibilities is difficult; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2500 gp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'0" and wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a axe on her belt. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spy hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A 6'5" northern man, he wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the north to a Seamstress, Tethren learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 bought a glaive and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 4000 gp. Emerald (1300 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Amber (70 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Sard (50 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and money/treasure

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Jade (120 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Amber (120 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Jet (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.