Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'5". She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and her gloved hand is found clutching a warhammer. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. 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 west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Brown diamond (8000 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Apothecary, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'11" when asserting herself. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Tomph lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Apothecary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Apothecary work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. After a long history of fighting, Tomph and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Brown diamond (6000 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Rose (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Priest mother left him crippled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 pp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Rose (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western woman wears a pastel collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a pastel scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her fur is brown and curly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tabaxi in existence. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She got into the Adventurer business at a young age. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new adventurer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 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 (30 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, green shirt, and tan tie. He has chestnut hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Karash liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a white coat with black slacks. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his left hand. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His ears are large.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.