Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears long strands of amethyst and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has no fur. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. A true patriot, Shifting would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1900 sp. Obsidian (11 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: This eastern woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has no hair. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bookbinder. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (16 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a black collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has dyed his greying gold crest a little too much giving a sharp gold color. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Gorbundus hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Jet (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears yellow trousers with green and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 5000 cp.