Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: Born in the south to a Painter, Hadwisa learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 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). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His hair is long and white with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Akoth's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Jade (150 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Jade (150 gp). Rock crystal (60 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.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He got into the Junk Dealer business at a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 10000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Reddlepop was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 5000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is chestnut and very short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Dûgza will drive conversation. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Dûgza was born with his mother's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (11000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His orange fur is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are yellow.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Shifting reached his early adolescence his Tabaxi 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. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Shifting was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 4000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Xanaphia was born the youngest of three triplets. One day when Xanaphia was young, her father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her father dropped to the ground dead. Her father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Xanaphia was heart-stricken from the event, and her mother started working long hours to provde for them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 200 pp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Jet (80 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Jade (80 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Coral (80 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Eye agate (7 gp).