Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear flannel. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her auburn hair is well kept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jo studied abroad. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Sculptor. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are green.

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. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: To be a Baker again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly glaives and spears. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. A true patriot, Balimaar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Being a Barrister kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 700 sp. Deep green spinel (40 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her black crest is knotted and matted. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tatyan embodies much of what other species detest in the Dragonborns. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Tatyan was born the youngest of three triplets. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and human compassion

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 pp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Coral (140 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he very much looks the part of a Miller. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Conrad enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Conrad liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortbow.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her brown fur is still thick. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: The child of a Body Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Cloak was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 east. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Insomniac, Terse. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 90 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His head has been shaved. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Naal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 900 sp.