Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears just a brown suit. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To protect her home; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Occupation: Knight

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His silver hair is long and unkept. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Charles was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. After a long history of fighting, Charles and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carnelian (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Amber (100 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Blue diamond (6000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 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 woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She takes great joy in being the best Slave Trader in town.

History: She is a Slaad in disguise. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and balancing her hectic life and new slave trader responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 7000 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Blue diamond (6000 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp).

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her red fur is lengthy. Her fierce copper eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Cloak lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 5000 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Jade (70 gp). Jade (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Coral (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. She has a hunchback. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Performer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He is physically well-built. His tied-back hair is auburn. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in the east to a Servant, Hûmgrat learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 300 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her silver crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She got into the Priest business at a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Priest for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Gold and ruby ring (7000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.