Description: This woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her left hand. She has wavy purple hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born into a rich family. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Ishte alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. 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: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, tan shirt, and blue tie. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Adelard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has achieved small success as a Marshal.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and balancing his hectic life and new marshal responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Carpenter but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Smoking was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the north were limited. He became a Carpenter soon after.

Motivation: To be a Cook again; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior and is in decent physical shape. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Hugolina enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Hugolina grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Hugolina. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 30 gp. Red garnet (50 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, she is not a threatening figure. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and to settle down with her crush

Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Slave. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This malnourished woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull brown iron scale mail. Her blue hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her white eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Ronobe never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tabaxi people; and tabaxi compassion

Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Poor, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a blue costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. Her hair is silver and curly. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Selfish, Secretive. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He has green crest. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Laborer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born in the north. Vrondiss was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Vrondiss decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Laborer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 150 gp.