Description: This malnourished man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His tied-back hair is auburn. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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 Courier. He has worked as a Courier like his father before him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Jade (40 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Amber (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Fisher. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the west to a Fisher, Ronwe learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Fisher for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: This woman wears professional attire. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her left hand. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Orla was born with her father's beautiful face. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

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

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Jet (60 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Jet (60 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She carries with her a set of sickles on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Gilkass speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is an amazing painter.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 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 (70 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). 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 wears a brown tunic with yellow highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. She wears a colorful flower in her lavender fur. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the east. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tabaxi conditions. After a long history of fighting, Quick and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull tan iron scale mail. His brass crest is thinning but still full. He is baby faced.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has a very tight haircut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 gp. Obsidian (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Sard (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). White opal (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.