Description: This slender man stands about 3'4". He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 50 gp. Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and carries falchions. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her feathered yellow hat.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Baker but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2000 cp. Jasper (70 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a tan collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nissa grew up listening to her father's many stories. 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. White pearl (110 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a falchion on his belt. His scarlet crest is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born into a rich family. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.