Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with blue slacks. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He got into the Doctor business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Dyer, but he was a colossal failure. After a long history of fighting, Qemuel and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and expand his business

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'11" when asserting herself. With bright black hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Sensitive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 110 pp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp).

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His brown hair is long and unkept. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and black handkerchief worn on her right side. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greataxe.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic, Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears tattered old clothes. She has a very tight haircut. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a white coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Melissa embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. 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: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her gray fur, when down, is lengthy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Cloak hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Scribe. She tends to her Scribe job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Coral (50 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a fancy white suit. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1700 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp).