Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Az-Bror lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. After coming to the age of reason, Az-Bror took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'6" and muscular, this western man wears a fancy tan suit. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Senteq hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in a small plains village. 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 Bookbinder. He has achieved small success as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'9". She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. Her tied-back hair is blonde. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born into a rich family. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Yvonne took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up morningstar and armor she uses now. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's in love

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 60 gp. 2 Holy water.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a red tunic with brown highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her black hair is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

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 lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bookbinder. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and balancing her hectic life and new bookbinder responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish, Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Black pearl (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: Standing 3'6", this man wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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 drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Roondar 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 his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold music box (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. She has wavy white hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. 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, Mardnab is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's in love; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 13000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, grey shirt, and black tie. His hair is short and red. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his 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. 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: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Carpenter for the past few years.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Black pearl (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. With bright chestnut hair. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. A true patriot, Verna would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a red coat with brown slacks and is in decent physical shape. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a Bounty Hunter, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 sp. 4 Antitoxin.