Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He is a Slaad in disguise. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs, and is pretty ugly. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Adrie lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. After a long history of fighting, Adrie and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Solid gold idol (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a blue shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and green pants. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. 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: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He bought a shield and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Spy

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

Possessions: 1700 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. 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: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 30 pp. Jet (140 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'0". He is typically in his Adventurer uniform. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Adventurer business.

History: Akmen was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 130 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has wavy red hair. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of a Painter, who enjoyed hunting, Valanthe was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gifted student she started as a Painter, but she got bored and became a Carter. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She wears her golden hair up. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a black coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Flaws: Impulsive, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Eye agate (5 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Pink diamond (2000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.