Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, marred by sweets. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has wavy brown hair. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She is a Tailor first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a Guard, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shanairla fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Lazy, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 150 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a tan shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and red pants, and is pretty ugly. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Aldous isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears a colorful flower in his purple hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. The war was a terrible time for him, and Kairon does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp. Banded agate (10 gp). Carnelian (50 gp).