Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She sports chestnut long hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She carries with her a set of hand crossbows, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears bulky blue painted plate armor. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Carlin was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Carlin never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Rich, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears tattered old clothes. He has no hair. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Howard hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He wears a white shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a tattooed face.

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. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Apothecary business.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3000 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man wears baggy green pantaloons and a red scarf. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His copper crest is heavily combed to the left. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Cook arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 12000 sp.

Description: A 5'1" western man, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Uthemar was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Guardian, Poor, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. She is physically well-built. She sports silver long hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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 always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born into a rich family. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 40 pp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp).

Description: She dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp).