Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has golden hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born in the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'10". He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and to be a courier again

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'1" and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Charles has worked very hard to control his curse. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has red hair. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp).