Description: 3'3" and muscular, this eastern man wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting gnolls, the young Burto began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Chenna was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Cleric, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Cleric in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born in the west. His first spouse was a Engraver, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman wears skinny pants and wears a grey and green robe with the hood down. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. With bright black hair. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is mildly Human supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She uses divination through singing.

History: Emmeline was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She struck the Baker job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. She carries with her a set of sais, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has shaved her head bald. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Lavinia wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Fighter, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is content

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1200 gp. Red garnet (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a white shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and grey pants. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: The child of a Dilettante, who enjoyed hunting, Ar-Karo was taken on many hunting expeditions. Ar-Karo liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a scimitar and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has wavy black hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has a very tight haircut. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

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. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Scribe. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has dyed his greying orange fur a little too much giving a sharp orange color. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His childhood dream was to be a Shepherd, but he was a colossal failure. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 170 gp.