Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She wears her red hair up. Her black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Spy for hire.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Job, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Pink pearl (60 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'10". She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is a great chef.

History: Born to a Sage, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greataxe.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears tattered old clothes. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gilbert does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 10 pp. Amethyst (60 gp).

Description: A 2'8" southern woman, she wears a white shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants. Her hair is silver and curly. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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 west. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Dilettante and was forced into it by her family.

Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He tends to wear a large green jacket. His brass crest is thinning but still full. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He got into the Fortune-teller business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Fortune-teller. 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: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Job, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 110 gp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his youth he was a Mason, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD, Fearful. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: 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 is physically well-built. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a great chef.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has achieved small success as a Miner.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Bloodstone (20 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is dark red and curly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She found a children's book about a Tiefling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 90 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This woman wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a whip on her belt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has wavy brown hair. Her silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Stableman who has hired her part-time. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born in the west. She found a children's book about a Tiefling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Miner. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has a crush on the local miner

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 230 gp.