Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in the north to a Shoemaker, Lamlis learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and expand his business

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She keeps her white fur in a pixie cut. Her eyes are copper.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and sabotage a competitor

Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She dresses like a well dressed Herbalist does. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Herbalist for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. She has dyed her greying bronze crest a little too much giving a sharp bronze color. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A 3'9" northern woman, she is dressed in an above average manner. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Assassin work with an outfit from a few towns over. Assassin work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Assassin for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This tall, slender woman dresses like a well dressed Spy does. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spy for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Addict, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. A true patriot, Varis would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Aristocrat 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 4000 cp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple violet line shooting up and back down. Her white hair is lengthy. She has violet eyes and a blue hat with a violet feather.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Xanaphia never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Bonds: Slave, In love. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Ovina alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 380 gp.