Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Harbek was born the youngest of three triplets. A freak accident while working with his Spy mother left him crippled. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 3000 gp. Hematite (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her brown hair is braided into rings. This white eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Shax and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Oriff was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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: To reunite with her old friends; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears just a pastel suit. Her fur is gray and curly. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A gifted student she started as a Layabout, but she got bored and became a Painter. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: To be a Layabout again.

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 gp. Malachite (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). White opal (800 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her golden hair is cut short. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Sard (60 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Pink diamond (7000 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Amber (100 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Jade (100 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Sard (60 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Jasper (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. Her blonde hair is long and unkept. She has a tattooed face.

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 has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gifted student she started as a Assassin, but she got bored and became a Mason. She struck the Mason job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 14000 gp. Azurite (7 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears red trousers with pastel and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. His green eyes peer out from beneath his small red hat.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (70 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Jade (60 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Malachite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.