Description: This eastern woman prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Guardian, Has a crush. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 16000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp).

Description: He wears long strands of amber and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and carries rapiers. His brown fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are copper and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Cask hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cask fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new ruler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, marred by beers. His tied-back hair is silver. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Gifted from a young age, Riardon studied abroad. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He's also a talented Bricklayer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Emerald (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Iolite (80 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He has done his best to style his black crest to look like a famous performer. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Nykkan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Nykkan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

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

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Anne enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anne 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 she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 600 pp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 3'2" and muscular, this eastern man has the majority of his body covered in plate. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Silvo was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Silvo alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Jade (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Jade (90 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Gillyd was born with her mother's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sculptor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Gillyd was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 20000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.