Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Hematite (7 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Amber (100 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Jet (100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). White opal (400 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Eye agate (7 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is typically in his Carter uniform, and is pretty ugly. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Carter.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Amber (90 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Coral (90 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. Her yellow fur, when down, is lengthy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His ears are large.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Raymond was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 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.

Description: This man is very fat, and is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, black shirt, and yellow tie. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Actor mother left him crippled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 8000 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Black opal (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care and is in decent physical shape. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Black pearl (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Coral (50 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Sard (30 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has shaved her head bald. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

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 an amazing painter.

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. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp).