Description: He is a husky man, who wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Howard hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born in the north to a Merchant, Howard learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Glassblower again.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 50 pp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Black opal (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His golden hair is still thick. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born in the east. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Beggar 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 has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 10 pp. White pearl (50 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). 1 Disguise kit. 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'8" when asserting himself. He has no hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Amber (130 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. She is an epitome of beauty. Her tied-back hair is silver. She has blue eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. 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: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1 Breastplate.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Fabien was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Nature, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Star ruby (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His crest is cut close to his head. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gifted student he started as a Stylist, but he got bored and became a Sage. He became a Sage soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Sage responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She got into the Ploughman business at a young age. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has worked as a Ploughman like her father before her.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 370 gp. Jet (120 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). 1 Half-Plate.