Description: This southern man is dressed in an above average manner. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: Born to a Carpenter, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Iolite (70 gp). White opal (1300 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, yellow shirt, and tan tie. She has wavy rusty crest. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She hates Dragonborns with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Locksmith but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion; and she is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Chem hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. 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 Butcher business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Locksmith, but she got bored and became a Butcher. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Obsidian (15 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Coral (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Amber (110 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Sard (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears long strands of amber and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her feathered yellow hat.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in the east to a Glassblower, Shanairla learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. 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: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

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

Possessions: 4000 gp. Hematite (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Amber (70 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears an entirely brown suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Ulfgar hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ulfgar was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Lazy, Greedy. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 800 pp. Pink pearl (160 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Rose (80 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Coral (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Malachite (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.