Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His crest is brass and very short. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Shamash is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born in a small island village. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 260 pp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Azurite (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She keeps her dark red hair in a flapper bob. Her white eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Kali was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears brown trousers with tan and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His brown hair is long and unkept. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Insane. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Brown diamond (2000 gp). Moonstone (60 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She wears skinny pants and wears a grey and pastel robe with the hood down. She has a hunchback. She has wavy auburn hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Bellfounder. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Sarah was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and balancing her hectic life and new bellfounder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has wavy dark red hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Tordek was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 33000 sp. Rose (30 gp). Hematite (16 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is portly but not overly obese. Her head has been shaved. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Elysande was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against drow.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She stands about 5'2" and wears long strands of jet and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vaina studied abroad. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This man is very fat, and tends to wear a large black jacket. His crest is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Srorthen took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up morningstar and armor he uses now. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Knight responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.