Description: He wears blue trousers with yellow and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and he perpetually has his scimitar ready. He has no hair. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born into a rich family. He found a children's book about a Dwarf 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. 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's looking for his big break; and money/treasure

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: In love, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 pp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Coral (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a white coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

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. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). White pearl (110 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His white unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Malachite (14 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Blue-white diamond (7000 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant. Her tied-back hair is auburn. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Shaena was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 pp. Rose (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 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: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears just a green suit. Her crest is blue, silky, and of moderate length. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born in the north. A gifted student she started as a Bowyer, but she got bored and became a Apothecary. She's also a talented Bowyer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 7000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 Fortune-teller. He has achieved small success as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Onyx (40 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp).