Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are green.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Tarak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Obsidian (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'1" and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is blonde and curly. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He found a children's book about a Human Ranger who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Guard

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

Possessions: 12000 sp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a worn and beaten armor. She has slicked back white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants to get laid.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Guardian, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. She has a hunchback. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp). White opal (700 gp).

Description: She is renowned for her bright pastel dresses and hats. She is physically well-built. Her beige fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: River hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. River was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp).

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly whips and maces. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Sard (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.