Description: A man of a pale complexion, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 190 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Matilda grew up listening to her father's many stories. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying east to reunite her family. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp. Coral (100 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his white hair down. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: Morthos hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Morthos was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He's in love; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Her red hair is well kept. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Sarah was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sarah fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his mace, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She wears her silver hair up. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Sannl took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. After a long history of fighting, Sannl and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears tan trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 pp.