Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, grey shirt, and violet tie. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born to a Barber, her father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shepherd and was forced into it by her family; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 8000 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Jet (100 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Amber (100 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Coral (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 500 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp).

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When Tharivol reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Rose (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Jet (160 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). White opal (500 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Violet garnet (500 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: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and blue handkerchief worn on her left side. She has no hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Emmeline was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She worked as a nervous Miner and found it very stressful. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 pp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress) and is in decent physical shape. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To be a Glassblower again; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 12000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.