Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She wears her white hair up. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. His head has been shaved. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his small blue hat.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Peren liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He tends to his Shipwright job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 10000 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Jet (120 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Onyx (60 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears professional attire. She sports silver long hair. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 3000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His red hair is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Red garnet (130 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Jet (130 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a black collared shirt and violet pants. He accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His rusty crest is greasy and uncared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Pijjirik will drive conversation. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Pijjirik 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 gnolls. Pijjirik was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away.

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Performer. Her hair is silver and very short. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She got into the Performer business at a young age. 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 Performer. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 500 pp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'5". He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. He has moderate length golden hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born into a rich family. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barkeep. After a long history of fighting, Fabien and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job, Debt. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 9000 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Pink diamond (6000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Azurite (8 gp).