Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses like a well dressed Fisher does. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears skinny pants and wears a brown and tan robe with the hood down. She has a hunchback. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dragonborn culture. Geva enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dragonborn people.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born in the north. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 700 sp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp).

Description: This woman prefers to wear flannel. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her right hand. Her white hair is cut short. She has blue eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Stableman and was forced into it by her family; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Hadwisa lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Debt. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she prefers to wear flannel. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Aasathra studied abroad. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Coral (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 34. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born into a rich family. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Tagga never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Carnelian (30 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time and is in decent physical shape. He has no crest. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He is a Yochlol in disguise. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature spear.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp).

Description: He has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. He is portly but not overly obese. His crest is brass and very short. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Nykkan hails from a village terrorized by brigands. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nykkan 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 Nykkan. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 7000 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.