Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Nurkara was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Aristocrat who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

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

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Kallista hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. 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. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kallista fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Artin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Artin was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 280 gp. Moss agate (9 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). 1 Simple lock.

Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears her beige fur down. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a Fletcher first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born in the west. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fletcher.

Motivation: To be a Barrister again.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 3200 sp. Banded agate (11 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her blue hair is thinning but still full. Her silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Ploughman but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Passionate, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 14000 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. 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: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has done her best to style her blue crest to look like a famous performer. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 280 pp. Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). White opal (1100 gp).