Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her tied-back hair is black. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gifted student she started as a Soapmaker, but she got bored and became a Carter. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Canary diamond (7000 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a red shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and is pretty ugly. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Bertram hails from a village terrorized by drow. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). White opal (500 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants, she is not a threatening figure. She has a very tight haircut. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Kilia was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 Fletcher they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Sculptor, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2800 pp. Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Rose (60 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a red vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his red boots flare out at the collars. He wears his chestnut hair up. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 23000 gp. Red garnet (160 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Jade (160 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His brass crest is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a Miller, his father struggled to pay the bills. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1100 pp. Jade (60 gp). Sard (50 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Jet (60 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While she appears to be a normal Human, 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. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Family, Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a black costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Interpreter. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She tends to her Interpreter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Interpreter responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver ewer (90 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 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.