Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He has a very tight haircut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vondal studied abroad. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Vondal was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Citrine (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'7". He wears a green shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and his gloved hand is found clutching a club. His long purple hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. White pearl (100 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Amber (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a pastel coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His gray fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has moderate length golden hair. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She's also a talented Assassin, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 3000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 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.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (9000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a grey shirt with thin white vertical stripes and brown pants. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is content; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Hematite (16 gp). Jade (110 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Coral (110 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Fire opal (800 gp).

Description: This woman prefers to wear pastel clothing when she does not wear armor. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. Her cinnamon fur is singed and shortened. She has blue eyes and a pastel hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. 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 feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

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

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.