Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a Unemployed, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rose (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Amber (150 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female wears silk and lounges about seductively. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Apothecary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. She is an epitome of beauty. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She enjoys reading and quiet.

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

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shortspear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has styled his red crest well, parting it to the left. His eyes are gold and beady.

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 is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: A 3'2" southern woman, she wears just a tan suit. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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 find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Travok was born with his mother's beautiful face. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Sage work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sage work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to be a bather again

Flaws: Depressed, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, In love. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length beige fur. He has a dull look in his copper eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Ethereal lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Ethereal 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 now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 40000 cp. Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. She has moderate length silver hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Performer born in the past three hundred years. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She found a children's book about a Gnome Ranger who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult.

Bonds: Poor, Job, In love, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Peridot (20 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. He has dyed his greying rusty crest a little too much giving a sharp rusty color. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Gifted from a young age, Maagog studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Maagog took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.