Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his halberd with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His silver hair is cut short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Bonds: Religious, Family, Criminal record, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak, marred by sweets. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She uses divination through singing.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and many drow want her driven away

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

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

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is violet, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. He is physically well-built. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Gargax was born on a far eastern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Unemployed. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Simple lock.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. With wild chestnut hair. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tabaxi culture. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Farmer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: He wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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 lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He got into the Mason business at a young age. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. Her black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Through the years after Markosian was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Markosian's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Markosian and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. His hair is red and curly. His ears are large.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Balimaar hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has wavy chestnut 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: Eccentric and domineering, Valanthe will drive conversation. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Valanthe lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Fisher they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Spy, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 90 gp.