Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Ekk hails from a village terrorized by giants. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and wants her loneliness to end

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Has a crush, Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has wavy red crest. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Azzakh's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. 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: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Chalcedony (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Azurite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with grey slacks. His white hair is thinning but still full. He has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He is a Maurezhi in disguise. His parents enrolled him in a Barbarian school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 800 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Barfa and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her morningstar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Human culture. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Human compassion; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 240 gp.