Description: He tends to wear a large red jacket, and carries shortspears. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Corkitron hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Corkitron was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 pp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Jade (100 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Amber (100 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her first spouse was a Sculptor, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Guard and was forced into it by her family; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1200 pp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'7". She wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her crest is blue and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 5000 gp. Pink pearl (70 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He takes great joy in being the best Marshal in town.

History: The child of a Knight, who enjoyed hunting, Frouse was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Marshal. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 700 pp. Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a pastel shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and violet pants and is in decent physical shape. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His yellow eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Lone speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Amber (80 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Moonstone (70 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: Gilbert wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gilbert is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears dull black sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed bow, just in case. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born into a rich family. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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 compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 600 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Coral (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Malachite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.