Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. His brown hair is singed and shortened. He has blue eyes and a white hat with a red feather.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a great chef.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 8000 gp. Moss agate (12 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Jet (90 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Jet (90 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Sard (60 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'4". She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Stylist for the past few years.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1100 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Gardener arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature monstrous two handed axe.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 10000 gp. White pearl (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Sard (50 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp).

Description: This man wears dull black sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for 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: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His scarlet crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the north were limited. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new animal trainer responsibilities is difficult

Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 3'1" and muscular, this northern woman wears a red coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. She has a very tight haircut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 38. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gifted student she started as a Performer, but she got bored and became a Laborer. She's also a talented Performer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 13000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery, and carries nunchakus. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Solomon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1100 pp. Rose (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Jet (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.