Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her head has been shaved. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Helgret 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. Helgret was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Helgret decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His silver hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. His childhood dream was to be a Scribe, but he was a colossal failure. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Morkral fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and balancing his hectic life and new soapmaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a green collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has moderate length black hair. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Merihim grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1600 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears just a green suit. He has wavy chestnut hair. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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's also a talented Barkeep, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This eastern man wears a fancy green suit. His clothes are grease stained in places. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are a pleasant white.

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 believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who very much looks the part of a Navigator. His hair is golden and curly. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Emerald (800 gp). Jade (130 gp). Rose (60 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Onyx (60 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Nora is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a grey shirt with thin black vertical stripes and pastel pants, marred by sweets. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a Guard, his father struggled to pay the bills. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shane fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Smoky quartz (20 gp).