Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born in the south. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 5000 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Jet (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Rose (60 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She carries with her a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She keeps her dark red hair in a flapper bob. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Ronwe has worked very hard to control her curse. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Ronwe was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 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 (20 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has white hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Ielenia never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical, Racist. Bonds: In love, Slave. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 7000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp).

Description: A 5'10" western man, he is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He wears his chestnut hair up. His silver eyes dart from person to person.

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 has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He worked as a nervous Masseuse and found it very stressful. He struck the Masseuse job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Revenge; and balancing his hectic life and new masseuse responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp).

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She carries with her a set of flails, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Eloise fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Sard (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Gifted from a young age, Loopmottin studied abroad. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears professional attire. His hair is long and white with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Assassin. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He got into the Assassin business at a young age. He worked as a nervous Assassin and found it very stressful. He now owns his own business.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.