Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has wavy copper crest. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He takes great joy in being the best Animal Trainer in town.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. He is baby faced.

Personality: Travok hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a sword on her belt. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has a very tight haircut. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a black shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and violet pants. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shortspears and falchions. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her broad black hat.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Nemeia was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nemeia grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nemeia. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. He has moderate length auburn hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Takra is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Takra reached his early adolescence his Half-Orc mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Healer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Obsidian (14 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A freak accident while working with his Spy father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Justice, Professionalism, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.