Description: An older man who wears silk and lounges about seductively, he is not a threatening figure. He has wavy chestnut hair. His silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a white and green handkerchief worn on his left side. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has a hunchback. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. A true patriot, Ootah would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 190 pp. Emerald (1300 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp).

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly monstrous two handed axes and longbows. Her hair is short and golden. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Shepherd profession.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Jane liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She became a Roofer soon after.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Flaws: Greedy, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 70 gp. Red spinel (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She usually wears her brown robe and has her glaive always slung over her shoulder. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is an amazing painter.

History: Eridred lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Carter and was forced into it by her family; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His gray fur is knotted and matted. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Fragrant grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To protect his home; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Masseuse. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has several tiny sapphire 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. The war was a terrible time for her, and Duvamil does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: The child of a Priest, who enjoyed hunting, Duvamil was taken on many hunting expeditions. She found a children's book about a Gnome Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scythe.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Cynical, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 34000 sp.

Description: She wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Black pearl (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He carries with him a set of longbows, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is dark red, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: Zephan is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Zephan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 5000 sp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Onyx (40 gp).