Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Bendoo is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 gp. Zircon (30 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. He has a auburn handlebar mustache and slicked back auburn hair. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He has all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His red crest is heavily combed to the left. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student he started as a Bounty Hunter, but he got bored and became a Detective. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His copper crest, when down, is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: Bharash hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1700 gp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).