Description: He wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available he will default to his sickle. He carries a battered longsword and tarnished sickle as well. He has moderate length brown hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

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. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Taklinn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a simple tan robe with blue stripes complete with hood. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep green spinel (140 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a brown costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. With bright silver hair. She is baby faced.

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 disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Flaws: Cynical, Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length black fur. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Spring embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Spring 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 sp. Jet (120 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His black crest has been sun bleached extensively. He is baby faced.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Pijjirik alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is content

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered gnolls who tried to eat his hand. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Military, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

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. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. After months of barely getting by, Syllin managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.