Description: This dark-skinned male wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gormogord embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Moss agate (6 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and is pretty ugly. Her head has been shaved. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Vonana was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting illithids, the young Vonana began to lead the lost caravan. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away.

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears dull grey sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed club, just in case. He is physically well-built. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Anselm hails from a village terrorized by drow. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Tanner.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Nature, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. Her hair is auburn and curly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She got into the Bowyer business at a young age. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 900 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a green vest and prefers black and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. His black eyes peer out from beneath his small green hat.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Stylist arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Blue diamond (2000 gp). Sard (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Sard (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Coral (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Amber (160 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Hematite (6 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

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 also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Slave Trader arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. 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: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1300 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Fax embodies much of what other species detest in the Dragonborns. 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: Fax was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Druid, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Druid in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Azurite (7 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Obsidian (7 gp).