Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Adventurer profession.

History: Altho was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Rogue, 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 Rogue in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Altho abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new bounty hunter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. His hair is auburn and curly. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He found a children's book about a Halfling Wizard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to be a tailor again

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 600 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). Jade (100 gp). Coral (100 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 7 Acid flasks. 2 Antitoxin. 7 Acid flasks.

Description: This man wears an entirely white suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Oren grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He found a children's book about a Halfling Aristocrat who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. 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: He feels kind of lost in life; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist, Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. Coral (70 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Stableman who has hired her part-time. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ranala grew up listening to her father's many stories. Ranala was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Stableman. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her fur is cinnamon and curly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Shifting is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. 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: Shifting was born with her mother's beautiful face. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he usually wears his brown robe and has his mace always slung over his shoulder. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

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. Don 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Military, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 160 pp. Alexandrite (1400 gp).

Description: He wears bulky green painted plate armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. He has moderate length black hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep black.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. 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: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Banker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Banker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he's in love

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2100 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She usually wears her tan robe and has her trident always slung over her shoulder. Her auburn hair is lengthy. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Buckler. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Buckler.