Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears his silver hair up. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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 guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Secretive, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a fancy black dress. She sports a flattop crest cut. She has gold eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'7" when asserting himself. His crest, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Rathkran was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Naivara liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears an entirely grey suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She is a Cartwright first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born in a small island village. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 360 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Gunnloda 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. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a blue shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and red pants. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Himo was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Butcher. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 150 pp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Coral (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She usually wears her white robe and has her club always slung over her shoulder, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'2" when asserting herself. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her fur is red and very short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in the east to a Carpenter, Kite learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp. Pink pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.