Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. Her golden hair is cut short. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Sage. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She usually wears her white robe and has her shortbow always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Nikki was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2400 sp. 1 Holy water. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Guard. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her left hand. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born into a rich family. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has achieved small success as a Guard.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His hair is golden and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

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. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has achieved small success as a Architect.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Slave, Religious, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 210 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp).