Description: She dresses like a well dressed Soapmaker does, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'1" when asserting herself. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Engong isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her childhood dream was to be a Cook, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to be a cook again

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He tends to wear a large green jacket. His scarlet crest is knotted and matted. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

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. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Fortune-teller. He has worked as a Fortune-teller like his mother before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is content

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Onyx (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Balam embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

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

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Moss agate (6 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears just a brown suit. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. His ears are large.

Personality: Adelard is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Adelard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1100 gp. Fire opal (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars, and is pretty ugly. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born in the north. Ombul was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Locksmith. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Blue sapphire (600 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Jade (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'10" northern woman, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 600 sp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).