Description: This eastern man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His clothes are grease stained in places. His lavender fur is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Smoking was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the east were limited. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her gray fur is matted, messy, and big. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Through the years after Smoking was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Smoking's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: This woman sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her silver crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Tatyan isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dragonborn unity. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She is a Lamia in disguise. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Cartwright born in the past three hundred years. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Verna hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears dull brown sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed trident, just in case. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Beloril was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Dilettante. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a dilettante again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 230 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his falchion, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Obsidian (10 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is dark but she possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. Her head has been shaved. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a worn and beaten armor. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He is baby faced.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His first spouse was a Bookbinder, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 240 gp.