Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He tends to wear a large white jacket, marred by beers. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 900 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His cinnamon fur is still thick. His copper unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the south to a Gardener, Serpent learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Gardener job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 19000 sp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp).

Description: A 3'2" eastern man, he wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. He has silver hair. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is a Healer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Eberdeb is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting brigands, the young Eberdeb began to lead the lost caravan. 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 find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Namfoodle is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Namfoodle was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Marshal for hire.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 gp. Moss agate (10 gp). 1 Good lock. 1 Good lock. 1 Average lock.