Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has styled his purple hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This eastern man wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Patrin lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barber hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 330 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His yellow fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, In love. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. Her copper crest is heavily combed to the left. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: The child of a Weaver, who enjoyed hunting, Raiann was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gifted student she started as a Weaver, but she got bored and became a Gardener. She has worked as a Gardener like her mother before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Gardener responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he usually wears his green robe and has his shortspear always slung over his shoulder. His white hair is long and unkept. He has black eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Purson 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 Purson. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'7" and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Eberdeb grew up listening to his mother's many stories. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. She has done her best to style her red fur to look like a famous performer. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. A true patriot, Cask would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. 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.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: This woman is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering her clean studded leather, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her golden hair is well kept. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her red hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Symma will drive conversation. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 gp.