Description: She wears a black Stetson hat and black clothes. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut 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: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor, In love. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Maynild is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Insane. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: 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. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Antinua was born with her father's beautiful face. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Hematite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her black hair is lengthy. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. At a young age her mother died while driving off some gnolls. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in ceremonial dagger use. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Meriele was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Delre was born with her father's beautiful face. She worked as a nervous Shoemaker and found it very stressful. She became a Shoemaker soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 150 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She has dyed her greying scarlet crest a little too much giving a sharp scarlet color. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. The war was a terrible time for her, and Driindar does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Driindar was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Roofer for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Scribe again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His black crest is singed and shortened. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Maagog was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Blacksmith. After a long history of fighting, Maagog and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (10 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (70 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His auburn hair is lengthy. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Robert is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Robert was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1 Small steel mirror. 1 Simple lock. 1 Simple lock. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a simple white robe with green stripes complete with hood. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bow.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Chalcedony (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.