Description: She is lean but muscular and tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is golden and curly. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born in the north to a Apothecary, Gurdis learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. After a long history of fighting, Gurdis and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away; and to be a courier again

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 8000 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Jet (110 gp). Coral (110 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Jade (110 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a black vest and prefers green and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Creega is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She got into the Fisher business at a young age. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Fisher for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 gp. Malachite (9 gp). Tourmaline (80 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.

Description: She wears a grey collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. 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 is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a great chef.

History: Morana was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Barkeep. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp).

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a crossbow, but if one is not available she will default to her sai. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her first spouse was a Dilettante, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 700 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has worked as a Detective like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 pp. Banded agate (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Sard (40 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His head has been shaved. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Barber. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Robert 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 content; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1200 pp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Jade (50 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.