Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is a Shoemaker first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bather they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Shoemaker, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jasper (30 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female is wearing a long, brown cloak. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her tied-back hair is red. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1100 gp. Obsidian (13 gp).

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and black robe with the hood down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'9" when asserting himself. His beige fur is heavily combed to the right. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: 3'9" and muscular, this southern woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When Delre reached her early adolescence her Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 60 pp. Moonstone (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is white and very short. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is a Guard first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jane grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Guard.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 gp. Rich purple corundum (800 gp).