Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a scimitar and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a slave trader again

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 300 pp. Amethyst (150 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Jet (150 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears just a black suit. His copper crest is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a Bellfounder first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He worked as a nervous Bellfounder and found it very stressful. Recently the stress of being a Bellfounder has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and likes to wear black tank tops with white skirt. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Akta was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 pp. Hematite (12 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and brown handkerchief worn on his right side and is in decent physical shape. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. The war was a terrible time for him, and Anverth does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in the east to a Fortune-teller, Anverth learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Fortune-teller. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Anverth was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 6000 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Jet (120 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Guard born in the past three hundred years. A true patriot, Heian would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Heian lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. His hair is black and curly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Paggen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. After a long history of fighting, Paggen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 11000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp).

Description: She wears just a black suit. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She keeps her purple hair in a flapper bob. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Beleth grew up listening to her father's many stories. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Amethyst (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Jade (90 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Sard (40 gp). Amber (90 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). 1 Major magic item.