Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She has a hunchback. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: To prove her worth to the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears tan trousers with brown and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in the north. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1200 pp. Eye agate (13 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull white iron scale mail. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. A true patriot, Callybon would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She is a Slaad in disguise. Her childhood dream was to be a Marshal, but she was a colossal failure. She has worked as a Brewer like her father before her.

Motivation: Expand her business; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 pp. Red spinel (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Jet (50 gp). White opal (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Sard (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. His hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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: Ekemon was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Jade (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a green vest and prefers black and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His white eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: He was born in the east. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Ekemon alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Ekemon was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 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: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He is baby faced.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ribbles embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: The child of a Sage, who enjoyed hunting, Ribbles was taken on many hunting expeditions. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ribbles fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 5000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'11" when asserting herself. Her fur is beige and curly. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. 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: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She's also a talented Animal Trainer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 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.