Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape and is in decent physical shape. She has moderate length red hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Herbalist who has hired her part-time. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Verin liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Family, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 11000 sp.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She uses divination through singing.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Geva has worked very hard to control her curse. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her blue hair is smooth and relatively long. Her fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 130 pp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a tattooed face.

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 takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Koeth was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 20000 cp. Pink pearl (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His brass crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sculptor who has hired him part-time. 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: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Sculptor. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies, Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 300 pp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears an entirely grey suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and is pretty ugly. Her tied-back hair is auburn. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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 Navigator. She became a Navigator soon after.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 360 gp. Eye agate (11 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Moss agate (11 gp).

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and tan handkerchief worn on her left side, and carries scythes. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. 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 Dilettante. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

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 has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her lavender fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her yellow eyes.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born in the north. Through the years after Emerald was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Emerald's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is an epitome of beauty. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Glim was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 sp.