Description: This younger middle-aged woman is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and yellow handkerchief worn on her right side, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is a Weaver first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: The child of a Brewer, who enjoyed hunting, Aline was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Onyx (50 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'5" and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. She has wavy brown hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 4000 cp. Blue quartz (6 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. His first spouse was a Masseuse, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: Hugh was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Barbarian, 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 Barbarian in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Hugh was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Hugh decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.