Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Bernard was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Bathin was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (12000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a falchion, but if one is not available she will default to her sai and is in decent physical shape. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.