Description: He very much looks the part of a Body Guard. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Qemuel was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His childhood dream was to be a Spice Merchant, but he was a colossal failure. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to gnolls.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Rose (70 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His tied-back hair is brown. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Naal isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Beggar profession.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 Interpreter. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To be a Beggar again.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 4'11" and wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her gray fur is thinning but still full. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are yellow.

Personality: She is mildly Tabaxi supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Bounty Hunter but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. 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. Shifting fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

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

Description: An older woman who wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars, she is not a threatening figure. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 9000 gp. Jet (150 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. 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: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. 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: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 7000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 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: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her scarlet crest is thinning but still full. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and doesn't want to be a shoemaker and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2000 pp. Tourmaline (150 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Rose (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp).