Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a fancy brown dress. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Vonana was born with her mother's beautiful face. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1200 pp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Jet (90 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Coral (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is short and auburn. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. 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: Bolhild was born with her father's beautiful face. 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. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she desires power and/or immortality

Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His hair is white and very short. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion.

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1500 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'3". She wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shortspear. She keeps her brass crest in a flapper bob. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Synthrin is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Unemployed for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 6000 gp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'0". He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sai. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a Bather, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Baker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 600 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

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 west. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 8000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 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.