Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bilga grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Bilga abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Greedy, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears a pastel coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. She carries with her a set of scythes on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her lavender fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Three hails from a village terrorized by giants. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Three fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 6000 sp. Coral (40 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has no hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 30000 cp. Coral (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Jet (50 gp).

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: Xappan is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (9000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp).

Description: This man is renowned for his bright tan suits and hats. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. 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: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and balancing his hectic life and new barkeep responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Impulsive, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her red hair is lengthy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: Nora was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Adept, 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 Adept in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 80 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Coral (70 gp).

Description: He stands about 4'11" and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mercenary business.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents enrolled him in a Cleric school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Halfling compassion.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Her gold crest is singed and shortened. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Blendaeth is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has dyed her greying dark red hair a little too much giving a sharp dark red color. Her eyes are likewise black.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. 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 criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. Being a Courier kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.