Description: She stands about 4'2" and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Jeweler. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Artin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Hematite (12 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp).

Description: This woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: Williamina lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student she started as a Painter, but she got bored and became a Architect. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Architect responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. Her black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, In love. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 900 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Blue-white diamond (3000 gp). Zircon (70 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: Akta hails from a village terrorized by giants. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.