Description: This tall, slender woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Avice 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. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 800 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 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 (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, grey shirt, and black tie. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Kabbarg abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 700 pp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greataxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Umpen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp).

Description: This man wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. 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 several months after his mother was called into army service. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Bounty Hunter; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Charles abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 5000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She keeps her blue crest in a flapper bob. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

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 made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 800 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (80 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears tattered old clothes. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born in the east. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Map Maker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 700 pp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.