Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and yellow handkerchief worn on her right side, and she perpetually has her ceremonial dagger ready. Her hair is short and chestnut. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She is content; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and grey robe with the hood down. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is scarred and worn.

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. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Engraver work with an outfit from a few towns over. Engraver work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has golden hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nelkin embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. She is physically well-built. She sports auburn long hair. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Red spinel (120 gp).

Description: He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a whip, but if one is not available he will default to his trident. He carries a battered whip and tarnished trident as well. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Erevan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and balancing his hectic life and new carpenter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 170 gp. White pearl (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears baggy blue pantaloons and a white scarf, and she perpetually has her quarterstaff ready. Her brown hair is cut short. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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: Luthra hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Luthra abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. His brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new priest responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy, Forgetful, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, tan shirt, and brown tie. His red hair is still thick. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Andram hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears an entirely brown suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her beige fur is smooth and relatively long. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tabaxi conditions. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dragonborn people.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.