Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a red coat. She has wavy black hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Cook business.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp. Onyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'4", this man dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with green slacks. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes are black.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cressel grew up listening to his father's many stories. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: 5'6" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her white fur, when down, is lengthy. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Cartwright. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She worked as a nervous Cartwright and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2200 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, he is not a threatening figure. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Through the years after Koeth was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Koeth's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 sp. Jade (60 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His crest is cut close to his head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. The war was a terrible time for him, and Shamash does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 80000 cp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses like a well dressed Ploughman does. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the left. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Eran was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Ploughman for hire.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 50000 cp. Carnelian (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Emerald (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.