Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Akmen is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp).

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'2" when asserting herself. She keeps her purple hair in a pixie cut. Her silver eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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 protect her home; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spy hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She bought a sword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spy and was forced into it by her family; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Poor, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He keeps his white hair in a pixie cut. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Layabout work with an outfit from a few towns over. Layabout work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Glassblower they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Layabout, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 5000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.