Description: This man stands a little under 3'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. He has wavy chestnut hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (120 gp).

Description: This man wears a fancy black suit, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white crest is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a Bather first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in a small island village. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She tends to wear a violet poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has a hunchback. Her black hair is still thick. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the north were limited. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 6000 cp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears suspenders and violet workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Traulam will drive conversation. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A freak accident while working with her Stylist father left her crippled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

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

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Deep green spinel (80 gp).

Description: This man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He keeps his long rusty crest kept up in a rat tail. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ghesh was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 80 pp.