Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the left. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Meena was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Herbalist. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: With violet face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and white handkerchief worn on her right side. She wears her golden hair up. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She's also a talented Detective, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Selfish, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, brown shirt, and pastel tie. He wears his red hair up in a very large beehive style do. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1 Breastplate.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She carries with her a set of lances on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Whurdred is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. 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. 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 she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a red shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and red pants. Her white hair is cut short. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Trym grew up listening to her father's many stories. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 8. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. Pink pearl (90 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery, and is pretty ugly. His blue hair is long and unkept. His black eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Valafar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 pp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp).