Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He worked as a nervous Gardener and found it very stressful. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 6000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Citrine (80 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a black small hat and black clothes. She has done her best to style her black crest to look like a famous performer. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Daar abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a brown tunic with white highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. A true patriot, Beatrice would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Beatrice was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 7000 gp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Dalaba is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She struck the Sage job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Slave, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 5000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She usually wears her white robe and has her scythe always slung over her shoulder. She carries with her a set of scythes on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Malachite (10 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Jade (80 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. He is physically well-built. His fur is short and orange. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. Leaf is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Gardener job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Family, Job, In love. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 5'6". She wears silk and lounges about seductively, and her gloved hand is found clutching a spear. She has dyed her greying gray fur a little too much giving a sharp gray color. Her eyes are copper and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Cook arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Recently the stress of being a Cook has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1200 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp).