Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears his cinnamon fur down. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Being a Blacksmith 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: He wants revenge against giants.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a violet poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He carries with him a set of shortspears, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around his ears. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Conrad is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 70 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears her copper crest up. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Zykroff grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Zykroff. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He hates Dwarves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Unemployed but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He got into the Unemployed business at a young age. His childhood dream was to be a Sculptor, but he was a colossal failure. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Unemployed for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Rose (60 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. She is an epitome of beauty. She has wavy red hair. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

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. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This dark-skinned female is dressed in an above average manner. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 4000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and prefers to wear flannel. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Tanner business.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Sannl has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 14000 cp. Onyx (40 gp). Jade (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a black costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. She wears a colorful flower in her black crest. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She comes from a rich western family. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 7000 sp. Amber (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Jet (70 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing a long, black cloak. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born into a rich family. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp).