Description: A 5'2" eastern man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He struck the Soapmaker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to be a interpreter again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 7000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jet (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Rose (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Amber (40 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Coral (40 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Iolite (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'6" and muscular, this northern man dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. His copper crest is lengthy. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Jade (110 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Layabout. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Barbena was born on a far eastern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Layabout. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a mace on his belt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His fur is short and orange. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Performer born in the past three hundred years. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Performer. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 10000 gp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a worn and beaten armor, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small red clips. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy orange fur. He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He has a hunchback. He keeps his long orange fur kept up in a rat tail. His copper eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. While he appears to be a normal Tabaxi, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Hematite (8 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp).