Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'4" and is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, tan shirt, and white tie. Her hair is black and curly. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is an amazing painter.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears his green crest down. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He found a children's book about a Dragonborn Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, In love, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Jade (150 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Rose (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Amber (150 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Sard (60 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a fancy white suit. His red hair is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Dondon embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A freak accident while working with his Junk Dealer mother left him crippled. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 pp. Star ruby (500 gp). Amber (130 gp). Rose (80 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Jade (130 gp). Coral (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Her crest is green and very short. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of a Locksmith, who enjoyed hunting, Gilkass was taken on many hunting expeditions. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Gilkass alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. 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: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 pp. Hematite (6 gp). Jet (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Jet (50 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Himo never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

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

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 pp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She tends to her Stableman job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). Coral (80 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.