Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she tends to wear a large brown jacket. Her yellow fur, when down, is lengthy. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Jade is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Gold and ruby ring (7000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears bulky red painted plate armor. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is long and unkept. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a Sculptor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. His white fur is long and unkept. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Spear hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Healer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1800 pp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her brown hair is well kept. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Felosial lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 gp. Carnelian (60 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp).

Description: 2'10" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a white deerstalker hat and white clothes. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 17000 gp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing a long, violet cloak. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Anselm was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Brewer. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. Her silver hair is cut short. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Performer father left her crippled. After a long history of fighting, Hlin and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 800 pp.