Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a tan coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is knotted and matted. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. Her cinnamon fur is lengthy. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

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 receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is dressed in earthy colors with a green and grey handkerchief worn on his right side. His silver hair is long and unkept. His white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Map Maker profession.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barber. Being a Barber kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden pearl (40 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Emerald (400 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His tied-back hair is blonde. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 30000 cp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp).

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Engong was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Engong decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Hematite (9 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a green vest and prefers red and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has moderate length scarlet crest. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 110 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her brown hair is long and unkept. 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 does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tenena grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Peridot (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Average lock. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Simple lock.

Description: This tall, slender woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, brown shirt, and white tie. She has moderate length blue hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears long strands of jet and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears his chestnut hair down. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.