Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Joan is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. To her fellows she 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: She was born at the edge of vast plains. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting drow, the young Joan began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: He is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Five was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Five decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Sculptor for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: She 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. She carries with her a set of scimitars on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She wears her red fur up. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Gale lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 9000 sp. Red spinel (90 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'9" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Kathra grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Kathra. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 pp. Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Black pearl (700 gp).