Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 7000 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Amber (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Coral (120 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He tends to wear a large grey jacket. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: The child of a Tanner, who enjoyed hunting, Alexandre was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Alexandre was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 pp. Citrine (30 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has wavy silver crest. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Lazy. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 5000 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Clear bright green emerald (5000 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Moss agate (9 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her chestnut hair is well kept. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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: Further expansion of business; and to be a seamstress again

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Eye agate (15 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Jet (130 gp). Rose (70 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this northern woman is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Arha was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 9000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 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 (20 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She keeps her lavender fur in a pixie cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

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 spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1700 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears baggy white pantaloons and a green scarf. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a Server first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Server for hire.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp).