Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears bulky black painted plate armor. He has done his best to style his blue crest to look like a famous performer. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her crest is green and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a Carpenter, her father struggled to pay the bills. 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. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and pastel handkerchief worn on his right side. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Frug grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Stableman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Stableman work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes and is in decent physical shape. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Valida was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Shoemaker. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'10" northern woman, she dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with violet slacks. Her auburn hair is well kept. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Painter for the past few years.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears dull tan sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed crossbow, just in case. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a Map Maker, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Professionalism, Athletic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His black hair is thinning but still full. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. John enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His auburn hair is cut short. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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: Born in the south to a Mayor, Shane learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mayor for the past few years.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Bather but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Urshar hails from a village terrorized by giants. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Urshar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 80 gp. Jet (130 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). 1 Half-Plate.