Description: This man is very fat, and wears a blue collared shirt and brown pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His tied-back hair is white. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

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. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Gerbo alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 2000 gp. White pearl (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Coral (80 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a brown small hat and brown clothes. His fur is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a great chef.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Tabaxi activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tabaxi doctor. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white fur. She wears skinny pants and wears a pastel and black robe with the hood down. She has a hunchback. Her white fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. She wears an eyepatch.

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. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Shadow was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Shadow has worked very hard to control her curse. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Guard for the past few years.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 10000 gp. Jade (70 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Eye agate (9 gp).

Description: She stands about 6'2" and is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, grey shirt, and green tie. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her gold crest has been sun bleached extensively. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 2000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a violet shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and tan pants. His red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He bought a spear and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 pp. Peridot (70 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears just a violet suit. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. The war was a terrible time for him, and Erdan does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When Erdan reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold and ruby ring (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 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 (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'4". He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings, and his gloved hand is found clutching a dagger. His red hair is cut short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Pink pearl (80 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). White opal (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). White opal (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.