Description: This younger middle-aged man is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, violet shirt, and black tie, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair is short and blonde. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. The war was a terrible time for him, and Beiro 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 in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Beiro never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Cynical, Depressed. Bonds: In love, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 6000 sp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Performer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Ronobe was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Performer. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 600 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, marred by teas. Her hair is silver and very short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She stands about 3'2" and wears skinny pants and wears a red and violet robe with the hood down. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has shaved her head bald. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nikki grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nikki. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Golden pearl (110 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. 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: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Alberich was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

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

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. 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 chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His first spouse was a Fortune-teller, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2800 sp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. She has brown hair. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. A true patriot, Bree would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She is a Jackalwere in disguise. Bree was born on a far eastern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Bookbinder. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to reunite with her old friends

Bonds: Nature, Military, Adventurer, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Jade (120 gp).