Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She tends to wear a large violet jacket. She has a hunchback. Her hair is black and very short. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. 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: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 500 pp. Peridot (60 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Sard (60 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Jade (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Rose (60 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her hair is short and silver. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in the east to a Bookbinder, Meriele learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

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

Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Amber (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He has white eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Damakos reached his early adolescence his Tiefling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 900 pp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Gold and ruby ring (8000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and a wedding ring on his left hand. His white crest is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dragonborn conditions. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Racist, Disease. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is physically well-built. She has black hair. She has green eyes and a blue hat with a white feather.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: The child of a Shepherd, who enjoyed hunting, Lilli was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her childhood dream was to be a Shepherd, but she was a colossal failure. She bought a flail and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Azurite (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a pastel vest and prefers brown and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He sports a flattop fur cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp.