Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears red leather gloves, a red jacket, and tight pants. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Ortegar has worked very hard to control his curse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Soapmaker again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Moss agate (12 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'7" when asserting himself. He sports a flattop crest cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Bowyer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Mundane, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Onyx (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She is an epitome of beauty. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Ralf never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. His tied-back hair is brown. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bricklayer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bricklayer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To be a Shipwright again; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His blue crest is heavily combed to the right. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Torinn abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses like a well dressed Banker does. Her white hair is cut short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She got into the Banker business at a young age. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Banker. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Banker.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp. Red garnet (160 gp).