Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Beggar father left her crippled. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe and is in decent physical shape. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. She has green eyes and a violet hat with a grey feather.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive, Insane. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 140 pp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a blue coat. She has black hair. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born into a rich family. Donella was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Baker. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has shaved her head bald. She has gray eyes and a yellow hat with a green feather.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a 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. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Elizabeth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'7". She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is silver and very short. Her silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Layabout. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Layabout work with an outfit from a few towns over. Layabout work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bowyer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Layabout, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and 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

Bonds: Job, Military, Nature, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 40 pp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).