Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a club on his belt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has moderate length brown hair. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Joser will drive conversation. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a Mayor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents enrolled him in a Monk school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Joser 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 clean up the streets

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior and is in decent physical shape. She has dyed her greying scarlet crest a little too much giving a sharp scarlet color. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Farideh is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Farideh grew up listening to her father's many stories. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: White pearl (110 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Rimple was born the youngest of three triplets. When Rimple reached his early adolescence his Gnome mother 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 left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a black collared shirt and yellow skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Ilga hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Ilga lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to be a mortician again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

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 sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His fur is beige and curly. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. With wild brown hair. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Volen took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up morningstar and armor she uses now. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Herbalist.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Racist, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 9000 sp. Sard (50 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Sard (50 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. His hair is short and auburn. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A freak accident while working with his Slave Trader father left him crippled. He's also a talented Slave Trader, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a black shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and green pants. Her hair is short and white. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She refers to her adoptive mother 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: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 east. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This woman is typically in her Masseuse uniform, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is brown and very short. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.