Description: He prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. He has chestnut hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 90 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Vadania grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Vadania. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 34000 sp.

Description: He has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his black hair down. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Mamnen was born with his mother's beautiful face. He found a children's book about a Tiefling Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 160 pp. Carnelian (70 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp).

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. 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, Drusilia is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 270 gp. Rose (20 gp).

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a very tight haircut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Carter. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to be a barkeep again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Sard (30 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a grey vest and prefers blue and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Revenge; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his auburn hair down. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His childhood dream was to be a Hunter, but he was a colossal failure. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and balancing his hectic life and new carpenter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1100 gp. Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She bought a whip and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Greedy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 240 gp.