Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a black costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. Her gold crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Synthrin was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female wears a grey coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Tanner arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Tanner. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Tanner for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He stands about 6'7" and prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His green crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has achieved small success as a Mercenary.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'4" when asserting herself. Her yellow fur is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. The war was a terrible time for her, and Shivering does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shivering grew up listening to her father's many stories. When Shivering reached her early adolescence her Tabaxi father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears an entirely brown suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. She carries a battered longbow and tarnished warhammer as well. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: Rinn hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. Eye agate (15 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Hematite (15 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was born in the north. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His purple hair is braided into rings. His black eyes peer out from beneath his feathered green hat.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Euron was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Adept, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Adept in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Onyx (60 gp).

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her kukri with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her top yellow hat.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born in the west. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40 pp.