Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Engraver kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 12000 gp.

Description: Standing 5'0", this man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents enrolled him in a Monk school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe, he is not a threatening figure. His brown fur is smooth and relatively long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 86. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Dyer. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Dyer for hire.

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

Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair is black and curly. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Vani isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: Standing 4'9", this woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Naivara is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 Shepherd. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She got into the Spy business at a young age. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has achieved small success as a Spy.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 240 pp. Amber (110 gp). White pearl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and is pretty ugly. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Engraver business.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 900 gp. Red garnet (140 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a white shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 11000 cp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).