Description: She wears a pastel shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and tan pants. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length red fur. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Shadow 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. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Shadow alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Shadow was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver pearl (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Amber (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Grigi was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1600 pp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 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 (90 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 4'11" and is typically in her Shoemaker uniform. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has slicked back red hair. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker tan hat.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 Shoemaker. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Meriele fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Coral (40 gp). Rose (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Clear bright green emerald (7000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vanchu grew up listening to her father's many stories. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears silk and lounges about seductively, she is not a threatening figure. Her black crest is smooth and relatively long. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her small black hat.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her first spouse was a Assassin, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her brown fur is braided into rings. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To be a Cook again; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 800 pp. Red garnet (140 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Zircon (40 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears his white hair down. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Painter born in the past three hundred years. He is an amazing painter.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He became a Painter soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).