Description: This malnourished man wears a grey collared shirt and white pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Nalral hails from a village terrorized by illithids. 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: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He has dyed his greying rusty crest a little too much giving a sharp rusty color. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Tabaxi activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tabaxi doctor. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She wears a simple black robe with blue stripes complete with hood. She has wavy silver hair. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Ubada 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 she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Blacksmith. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Blacksmith responsibilities is difficult; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: She wears a fancy black dress. She carries with her a set of scythes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has moderate length white crest. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Baker arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: 4'9" and muscular, this eastern man wears violet trousers with green and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a Dyer, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature glaive.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this eastern man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His auburn hair is still thick. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Cynical, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Tourmaline (90 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. 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: Nykkan was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Detective again; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She likes to wear violet tank tops with brown skirt. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Barkeep for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 130 gp. Pink pearl (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.