Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, grey shirt, and red tie. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Butcher for hire.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a white Stetson hat and white clothes. His hair is long and white with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Guard business.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1600 pp. Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). White opal (600 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). White opal (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Sard (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Malachite (16 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Rose (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Jet (140 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Rose (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Malachite (16 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the left. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Barkeep. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Ekk hails from a village terrorized by drow. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She tends to her Barkeep job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Blue-white diamond (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her red crest is braided into rings. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Savaran is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Butcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1100 pp. Pink diamond (8000 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 9000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is a great chef.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Sard (80 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Peridot (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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'3" western man, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Takra grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 pp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Amber (90 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Jet (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Jasper (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.