Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears just a tan suit. With wild red hair. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 7000 gp. Azurite (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). White opal (400 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants, she is not a threatening figure. Her brass crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears professional attire. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is a Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 900 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. She has white hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 13000 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Sard (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Malachite (4 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is a great chef.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Eye agate (5 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. She has a hunchback. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. She is baby faced.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Painter who has hired her part-time. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying west to reunite her family. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.