Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is golden and curly. 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 loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Shamil was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in the east. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His silver crest is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Layabout mother left him crippled. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bookbinder and was forced into it by his family; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1800 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp).

Description: 6'6" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is renowned for his bright green suits and hats. His long brass crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He tends to his Sage job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1600 gp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She has black hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Gifted from a young age, Naamah studied abroad. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Courier and was forced into it by her family; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her silver hair is still thick. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are silver.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Guard they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Animal Trainer, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 41000 sp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears white trousers with green and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Gifted from a young age, Az-Rans studied abroad. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Crown-heir for the past few years.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 80000 cp.