Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears dull brown sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed falchion, just in case. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her ears are large.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Katherine was born the youngest of three triplets. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is content; and doesn't want to be a carter and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 8000 gp. Amethyst (80 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He dresses like a well dressed Roofer does, marred by beers. His silver hair is braided into rings. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Jeweler again; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1100 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is typically in his Carter uniform. His white fur is smooth and relatively long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 7000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length white hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting gnolls, the young Alberich began to lead the lost caravan. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is greedy; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 7000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 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 (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Tenena was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Assassin. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Sard (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Bloodstone (70 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Arannis embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He takes great joy in being the best Baker in town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has achieved small success as a Baker.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her tied-back hair is black. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born in the north. In her 14th 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. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Medium magic item.