Description: An older man who is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest, he is not a threatening figure. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. A gifted student he started as a Barrister, but he got bored and became a Brewer. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Brewer for the past few years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'1". She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has a very tight haircut. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson brown hat.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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 Spy. She tends to her Spy job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nella studied abroad. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 21000 gp. Black opal (1300 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Amber (120 gp). Blue-white diamond (5000 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Rose (80 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Azurite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'9". She typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. She has amber eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 pp. Jade (110 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Coral (110 gp). Clear bright green emerald (8000 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Amber (110 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Guard and was forced into it by his family; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Zircon (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Rose (70 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Jet (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a worn and beaten armor. Her red hair is thinning but still full. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Weaver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Justice, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Jasper (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Amber (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Rose (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp).

Description: 5'11" and muscular, this southern woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her half smiles and white eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Tanner business.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 6000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.