Description: This late middle aged woman wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants and is in decent physical shape. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Jade (160 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Jade (160 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Coral (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp).

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Namfoodle was born the youngest of three triplets. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sage.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available he will default to his rapier. He has a very tight haircut. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a Dyer, his father struggled to pay the bills. He 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1100 pp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She plays an instrument quite well.

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. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 9000 gp. Tourmaline (150 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Jet (150 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Coral (150 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a tan coat over a pastel low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is baby faced.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1200 pp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. She is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her ears are large.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Debt. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Azurite (13 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.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'2". She typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor, and her gloved hand is found clutching a falchion. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has blue eyes and a brown hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Sarah was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Mason. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Banded agate (15 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.