Description: This eastern man has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. His clothes are grease stained in places. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 gp. Azurite (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Pink diamond (5000 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Blue-white diamond (5000 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears tattered old clothes, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greatsword.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1000 gp. Pink pearl (150 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Zircon (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a green tunic with brown highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her dark red hair is still thick. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Hecat is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Hecat 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. 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. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hecat fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 5000 gp. Rose (80 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Hematite (11 gp).

Description: 4'10" and muscular, this southern woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her hair is short and brown. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. 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: Wants to work out more often; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 10000 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He is wearing a long, white cloak. He has a hunchback. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Foxilon 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... He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Rich, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). White opal (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Citrine (60 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 6'4". She has the majority of her body covered in plate, and her gloved hand is found clutching a trident. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Gifted from a young age, Makaria studied abroad. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Ilga was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her childhood dream was to be a Servant, but she was a colossal failure. She has achieved small success as a Shoemaker.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fire opal (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp).