Description: She wears a brown collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: The child of a Shepherd, who enjoyed hunting, Nurkara was taken on many hunting expeditions. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Bloodstone (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Jade (60 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Red spinel (60 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a pastel coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. She has done her best to style her orange fur to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She takes great joy in being the best Courier in town.

History: She comes from a rich western family. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. Recently the stress of being a Courier has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: She is greedy; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 8000 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has auburn hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His childhood dream was to be a Bookbinder, but he was a colossal failure. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a fancy black suit, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has silver hair. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. He's also a talented Bookbinder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 pp. Jasper (70 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Amber (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a fancy green suit. His chestnut hair is still thick. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born in a small desert village. Nirgel liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Jade (100 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a fancy pastel dress. Her black fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Mortician they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Banker, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp).