Description: She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a red coat with black slacks. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longbows and longswords. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 130 gp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has dyed his greying beige fur a little too much giving a sharp beige color. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 110 gp. Deep green spinel (80 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Verin was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Through the years after Verin was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Verin's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 270 gp. Amber (100 gp). Obsidian (10 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His white hair is long and unkept. His ears are large.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She is physically well-built. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kansif fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. 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. After a long history of fighting, Akmen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is an epitome of beauty. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He got into the Shipwright business at a young age. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shipwright.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Crown-heir. Her long gray fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her first spouse was a Fortune-teller, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a fortune-teller again

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, green shirt, and pastel tie. He is an epitome of beauty. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

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 trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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 Apothecary. Recently the stress of being a Apothecary has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 130 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp).