Description: A 4'3" western man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length red hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Thradal lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to be a bookbinder again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Jet (100 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Jade (100 gp). Hematite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp).

Description: She wears just a tan suit. She is physically well-built. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Ahinar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Performer for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 sp. 3 Smokesticks. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is baby faced.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born into a rich family. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.