Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Healer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Healer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Blossom speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His blonde hair is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 160 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp).

Description: Standing 3'6", this woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has worked as a Spice Merchant like her mother before her.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

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

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears dark leathers with embroidery, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 68. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Caeldrim took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears baggy grey pantaloons and a brown scarf. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Through the years after Gimgen was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Gimgen's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Miles hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf, marred by beers. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has achieved small success as a Scribe.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: The child of a Dilettante, who enjoyed hunting, Pog was taken on many hunting expeditions. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 140 gp. Banded agate (5 gp).