Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a brown vest and prefers tan and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has no fur. His ears are large.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Art is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 Barrister. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Barrister for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a shipwright again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Coral (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Citrine (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'0" when asserting himself. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: Verna speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Verna was born the youngest of three triplets. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Baker for the past few years.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 8000 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing a long, black cloak and is in decent physical shape. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length copper crest. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears her lavender fur down. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Ruler profession.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Dyer for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new dyer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Jet (50 gp). Coral (50 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Jade (50 gp). Rose (30 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Amber (50 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His lavender fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His copper eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a Detective first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

History: Born in the south to a Detective, Tricking learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Many goblins want him driven away; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (10 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her white crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

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. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a spy again

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.