Description: She tends to wear a large brown jacket. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a Map Maker, her father struggled to pay the bills. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp).

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A freak accident while working with her Mortician father left her crippled. 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: Money/treasure; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'5" and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.