Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 900 gp. Jasper (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull black iron scale mail. He has done his best to style his white crest to look like a famous performer. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Greethen was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Moonstone (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'7" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 90 gp. Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a black coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. She has wavy white hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.