Description: This dark-skinned female prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has wavy golden hair. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She uses divination through singing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 pp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is typically in her Bricklayer uniform. Her fur is beige, silky, and of moderate length. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bricklayer who has hired her part-time. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She worked as a nervous Bricklayer and found it very stressful. After a long history of fighting, Leaf and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she has a crush on the local tailor

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 7000 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears just a pastel suit, and is pretty ugly. His fur is beige and curly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. The war was a terrible time for him, and Great does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Great was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 10000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a brown feathered hat and brown clothes. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ermina is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Ermina was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 Barber. She has worked as a Barber like her mother before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Jet (140 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Jade (140 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His purple hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are silver and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He found a children's book about a Tiefling Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He tends to wear a large white jacket. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair is singed and shortened. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Banker. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp).

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.