Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born to a Cartwright, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Guard.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His first spouse was a Blacksmith, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: An older man who is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, he is not a threatening figure. He has wavy brown hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Thradal enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Thradal studied abroad. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Cartwright. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Azurite (4 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Amber (70 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

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 enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She got into the Map Maker business at a young age. 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. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 130 gp. Malachite (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vlorn grew up listening to his father's many stories. When Vlorn reached his early adolescence his Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a black coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. Her crest is scarlet, silky, and of moderate length. 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 is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. After a long history of fighting, Surina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and she wants revenge against giants

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 150 pp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has moderate length brown 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 resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is a great chef.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Farmer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. During her travels, Millicent and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Millicent discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Millicent fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver pearl (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a brown collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She sports a flattop fur cut. She has blue eyes and a brown hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She is mildly Tabaxi supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When Quick reached her early adolescence her Tabaxi father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 29000 cp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Knight arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 9000 cp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). 4 Antitoxin.