Description: She is a mite stocky and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is mildly Tabaxi supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Smoking hails from a village terrorized by goblins. At a young age her father died while driving off some goblins. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in glaive use. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 110 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a worn and beaten armor. His brown hair is braided into rings. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Eldon was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 110 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a trident on her belt, and is pretty ugly. Her bronze crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Servant. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Detective profession.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Servant for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. Red spinel (40 gp). 1 Superior lock.

Description: A 6'5" northern man, he wears a black vest and prefers green and violet shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes are gold.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Kerkad enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Kerkad hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He found a children's book about a Dragonborn 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. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and many brigands want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. His hair is short and chestnut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a great chef.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. She sports silver long hair. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Animal Trainer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. His hair is red and curly. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

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 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 born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Through the years after Mindartis was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Mindartis's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.