Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His black crest is smooth and relatively long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Donaar reached his early adolescence his Dragonborn 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 has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Jeweler.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and to be a barrister again

Ideals: Opinionated, Extrovert. Bonds: Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Black pearl (200 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She is wearing a long, brown cloak. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. His chestnut hair is cut short. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears just a tan suit. She has silver hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born to a Courier, her father struggled to pay the bills. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 900 pp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a large grey jacket. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shield, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her ears are large.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. The war was a terrible time for her, and Ella does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gifted student she started as a Seamstress, but she got bored and became a Shipwright. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 11000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (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). Silver ewer (40 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (7000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Dilettante. Her tied-back hair is white. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. 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 Dilettante. After a long history of fighting, Alain and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants, marred by sweets. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Debt. Occupation: Mason

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 pp. Pink pearl (100 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Jacinth (6000 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.