Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'2" and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born in the west to a Sailor, Xanaphia learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When Xanaphia reached her early adolescence her Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a red vest and prefers brown and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Hupe and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 60 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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 was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Through the years after Mindartis was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Mindartis's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. During his travels, Mindartis and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Mindartis discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Mindartis fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion.

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a black deerstalker hat and black clothes. Her white crest is matted, messy, and big. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his brown hair down. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears just a green suit. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is dark but she possesses many violet ritualistic tattoos. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Salanop was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mason hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 20 gp. Chrysoberyl (120 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. She sports blonde long hair. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. 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: Finellen lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 cp. Iolite (20 gp).

Description: He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. He has no hair. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the west to a Architect, Igden learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 Architect. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Architect for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 320 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp).