Description: This slender man stands about 3'8". He sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is obsessed with his god.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greataxe.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her fur is yellow and curly. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Art was born the youngest of three triplets. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Body Guard.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Religious, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and he perpetually has his falchion ready. His golden hair is lengthy. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Crown-heir. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'1" when asserting himself. His black hair is braided into rings. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gimurt studied abroad. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (170 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears an entirely pastel suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She wears her cinnamon fur down. Her eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Trail enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born in a small desert village. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp. Amber (140 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His hair is short and blue. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. The war was a terrible time for him, and Cairn does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Amethyst (90 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: He prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born in a small island village. Efferil abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eye agate (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With bright brown hair. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Rinn was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'7" when asserting himself. His fur is red and curly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: Born to a Marshal, his father struggled to pay the bills. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 800 gp. Jasper (20 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.