Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and balancing her hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses like a well dressed Spy does. His hair is long and black with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 17000 cp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She wears a black top hat and black clothes. She has a hunchback. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She tends to her Priest job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 800 sp. Golden pearl (100 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: The child of a Engraver, who enjoyed hunting, Chem was taken on many hunting expeditions. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His head has been shaved. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a brown shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and grey pants. She has dyed her greying beige fur a little too much giving a sharp beige color. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Shadow enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Shadow was born with her father's beautiful face. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Deep green spinel (40 gp).

Description: 2'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A gifted student she started as a Brewer, but she got bored and became a Armorer. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a brewer again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 41000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears an entirely brown suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has moderate length red hair. He has brown eyes and a brown hat with a white feather.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Morkral alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1900 sp. Amethyst (60 gp). Peridot (20 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Emeny grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 110 gp. Hematite (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Fire opal (500 gp).