Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a black top hat and black clothes. His blue crest is knotted and matted. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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 reunite with his old friends; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Bonds: Guardian, Family, Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 5000 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She keeps her yellow fur in a pixie cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Sweet was born with her father's beautiful face. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. After a long history of fighting, Senteq and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Trag is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Trag alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Trag was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her broad red hat.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Architect arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Jet (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Jasper (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His fur is lavender and curly. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born in a small desert village. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He bought a spear and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 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 (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His black fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1900 pp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Rose (70 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). White opal (400 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp).