Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Hecat enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 35000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. His fur is cut close to his head. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Jasper (60 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Silk rope. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This dark-skinned female dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tawar embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: The child of a Barkeep, who enjoyed hunting, Tawar was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Tawar and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 800 gp. White pearl (70 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Jade (70 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has black hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his white eyes.

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

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: He stands about 3'4" and is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Curran was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1 Superior lock. 1 Superior lock. 1 Silk rope.