Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, and is pretty ugly. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her ears are large.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Valida grew up listening to her father's many stories. 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 wants to meet her childhood hero; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. 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 seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Tûhorn was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Masseuse. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: A 5'4" northern woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a crossbow on her belt. Her chestnut hair is well kept. She has amber eyes and a black hat with a red feather.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older woman who has the majority of her body covered in plate, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Cartwright father left her crippled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and black handkerchief worn on his left side. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Uthemar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Slave, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: An older man who prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 34000 sp. Alexandrite (300 gp). 2 Antitoxin. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: The child of a Bricklayer, who enjoyed hunting, Jocelyn was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 Fletcher. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She likes to wear white tank tops with yellow skirt. She is physically well-built. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Through the years after Ubada was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Ubada's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She became a Blacksmith soon after.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 220 pp.