Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears tattered old clothes. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Conrad was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 31. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a Scribe, his father struggled to pay the bills. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has wavy scarlet crest. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Nala lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Carter, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Carter. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Has a crush, In love. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: This northern woman wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has wavy black hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Engraver business.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 3'2" western man, he wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to protect his home

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His hair is silver and curly. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Dworic enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Dworic was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He tends to his Miller job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Miller responsibilities is difficult; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 6'3". She wears a black armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down, and her gloved hand is found clutching a sai. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Criella's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When Criella reached her early adolescence her Tiefling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.