Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, green shirt, and grey tie. His hair is auburn and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting brigands, the young Whurbin began to lead the lost caravan. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a brown shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and brown pants. He has wavy black hair. 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 dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a green armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down and is in decent physical shape. Her gold crest is still thick. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Savaran wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. While she appears to be a normal Dragonborn, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a yellow shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and blue pants. His tied-back hair is blonde. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Manfred hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barber work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barber work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses like a well dressed Assassin does. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Ashgarn was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears just a red suit. She has wavy blonde hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 gp. White opal (800 gp). Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: This woman is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Birel studied abroad. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is chestnut and very short. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Hamil is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His childhood dream was to be a Sage, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bowyer.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and balancing his hectic life and new bowyer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue sapphire (600 gp).

Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. Her orange fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her yellow eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When Aura reached her early adolescence her Tabaxi mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1700 sp.