Description: He is a husky man, who wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bookbinder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bookbinder work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: To be a Fisher again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Zircon (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Guard. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Thea was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thea fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To be a Soapmaker again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 gp. Amethyst (110 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp).

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'9" when asserting himself. His cinnamon fur has been sun bleached extensively. His skin is flawless and his copper eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. 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: Windy lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Debt. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 11000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 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 (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Cecily was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Azurite (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Jet (60 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His long brown fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and he has a crush on the local baker

Flaws: Addict, Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears professional attire. Her fur is lavender and very short. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the west were limited. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 pp. Gold music box (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).