Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He prefers to wear flannel. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to be a mercenary again

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 12000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane, Mundane. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2000 pp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Iolite (40 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.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his long scarlet crest kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Carter business.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2100 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her long cinnamon fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her copper eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 900 pp. Moonstone (80 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Coral (160 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Malachite (4 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. His white hair is braided into rings. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Mercenary who has hired him part-time. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 900 pp. A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light yellow in addition to tight pants. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in the north to a Fisher, Ahvain learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Fisher and found it very stressful. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1400 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 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 (60 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). 1 Major magic item.