Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Gillyd is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Performer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Extrovert, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Peridot (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Sard (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Azurite (6 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull white iron scale mail. His blonde hair is long and unkept. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To protect his home; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Ombul was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Selfish, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 5000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a falchion, but if one is not available she will default to her club. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has slicked back auburn hair. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Fletcher arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in the west to a Carpenter, Beatrice learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. 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 south. She struck the Carpenter job and began her own company from there.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Amber (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Bardryn was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Bardryn's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Rose (50 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Hematite (12 gp). White pearl (150 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Rose (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp).