Description: 5'4" and muscular, this northern woman is typically in her Brewer uniform. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Nogu's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull green iron scale mail. She has moderate length silver hair. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a Junk Dealer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nalaed fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Blacksmith responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Brown diamond (5000 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a pastel vest and prefers red and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and is pretty ugly. Her white fur, when down, is lengthy. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Detective arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Detective. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a shipwright again

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull white iron scale mail. He has a hunchback. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His ears are large.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Norsko abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her feathered blue hat.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a club and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants revenge against drow; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing a long, white cloak, and is pretty ugly. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Gifted from a young age, Zogdûsh studied abroad. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1000 gp. Coral (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Jade (80 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.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears just a green suit. He has done his best to style his black crest to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.