Description: This woman stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away; and balancing her hectic life and new courier responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 14000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears blue trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She became a Sage soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Addict, Selfish. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Merchant but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jasper (30 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Coral (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He likes to wear white tank tops with black pants. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. 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: Barfa was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Barfa alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Barfa was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 8000 gp. Banded agate (16 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Engraver business.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1200 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 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). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Beggar, and she perpetually has her pickaxe ready. She has brass crest. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She became a Beggar soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a mortician again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 10000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears white trousers with tan and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently the stress of being a Herbalist has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 pp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Jet (40 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp).