Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tattered old clothes. He has moderate length auburn hair. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bellfounder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp).

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears an entirely grey suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her blonde hair is cut short. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Emma was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Emma alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. 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: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Justice, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden pearl (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Dara was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Dyer and was forced into it by her family; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Passionate, Persistence. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3000 gp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. She carries with her a set of longswords on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her crest is blue, silky, and of moderate length. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Korinn speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She refers to her adoptive mother 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 was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her first spouse was a Sellsword, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 6000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 3'3" and wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a halberd on his belt. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He takes great joy in being the best Weaver in town.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Weaver for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Jade (110 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Coral (110 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Coral (110 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Cook business.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 7000 gp.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: Adelaide hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from 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 Painter. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Shepherd they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Painter, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 7000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.