Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. Her tied-back hair is black. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Zagga lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 180 gp. Amber (80 gp). Coral (80 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He likes to wear brown tank tops with violet pants. His silver hair is singed and shortened. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sellsword and was forced into it by his family; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp).

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: Gifted from a young age, Efferil studied abroad. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Cook hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Cook.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a white collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Gorgûm was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by his family; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 2'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He prefers to wear flannel. His hair is short and brown. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He struck the Assassin job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He's in love; and balancing his hectic life and new assassin responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He wears his black hair down. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a knight again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 80 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He is typically in his Cartwright uniform, marred by sweets. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Trey is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Cartwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cartwright work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a detective again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears just a tan suit. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 70 pp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). White opal (800 gp).

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Ploughman. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has shaved her head bald. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Jane is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Half-Plate.