Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Melissa never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, In love, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). White opal (500 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Jet (80 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Amber (80 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'3". She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears suspenders and yellow workpants. His shirt is pastel, and he wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When Ivellios reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1800 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp).

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

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 fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Phann was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Mercenary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mercenary work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a shepherd again

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2700 pp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Amber (120 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Amber (120 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Jet (120 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Amber (120 gp). Clear bright green emerald (2000 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Canary diamond (2000 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He sports a flattop fur cut. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tabaxi conditions. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Engraver. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and a strong sense of loyalty to gnomish people

Flaws: Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 pp. Blue quartz (15 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Coral (160 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Eldeth lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Dyer for the past few years.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to be a herbalist again

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).