Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has styled his white fur well, parting it to the right. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is obsessed with his god.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is greedy

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Yebe was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Yebe was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a greatsword, but if one is not available she will default to her scimitar. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bertram grew up listening to his father's many stories. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. 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 a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is very fat, and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has moderate length black fur. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Sweet enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. She has dyed her greying rusty crest a little too much giving a sharp rusty color. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. 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 born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her first spouse was a Barrister, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Moss agate (10 gp).

Description: Standing 3'4", this woman typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She's in love; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 90 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: An older woman who is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, green shirt, and white tie, she is not a threatening figure. With bright blonde hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She got into the Beggar business at a young age. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Yvonne grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Yvonne. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, In love, Debt. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.