Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a green cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has no hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines silver.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Barakas will drive conversation. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Barakas was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 120 pp. Jade (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She has wavy white hair. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Layabout. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Nyx was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has achieved small success as a Layabout.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a ruler again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a simple blue robe with green stripes complete with hood. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Rose (50 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has no hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She stands about 6'2" and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She keeps her bronze crest in a pixie cut. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 600 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has slicked back white hair. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her small brown hat.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born in the south. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This western woman wears skinny pants and wears a blue and pastel robe with the hood down. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her broad blue hat.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Flaws: Mundane, Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Blue sapphire (900 gp).

Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has wavy gray fur. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a Barrister first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She became a Barrister soon after.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.