Description: He is a husky man, who is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He is a Yochlol in disguise. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 18000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He has a hunchback. His hair is cut close to his head. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bow.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

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

Possessions: 600 gp. Jet (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this southern man wears a fancy black suit. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 600 gp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Rose (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Katherine abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Fire opal (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She is an epitome of beauty. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. A true patriot, Xanaphia would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: The child of a Map Maker, who enjoyed hunting, Xanaphia was taken on many hunting expeditions. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 24000 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Apothecary. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp.