Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has wavy brass crest. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born to a Performer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 17000 gp. White opal (900 gp). Blue-white diamond (4000 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Coral (90 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe, and carries warhammers. Her hair is golden and very short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Moonstone (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Sard (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

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 wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is dark red, silky, and of moderate length. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in the east to a Mayor, Vassago learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Mayor.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is dressed in an above average manner. She wears her brown hair up. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Gurdis has worked very hard to control her curse. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull black iron scale mail. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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 however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Whurbin alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. 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 passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 9000 gp. Eye agate (5 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Sard (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moss agate (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Sard (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Jet (50 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.