Description: He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Vicky was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Vicky decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

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

Possessions: 150 gp. Obsidian (10 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and usually wears her red robe and has her dagger always slung over her shoulder. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. Marigold enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Marigold 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. She became a Merchant soon after.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and doesn't want to be a merchant and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 70 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has a hunchback. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Baern was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of goblins

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Sard (60 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male tends to wear a large white jacket. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 160 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears just a white suit. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is wearing a long, white cloak. His hair is auburn and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp).

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a pastel and black robe with the hood down. He has done his best to style his brown fur to look like a famous performer. He has copper eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He found a children's book about a Tabaxi Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2000 cp. 7 Acid flasks.