Description: He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with black slacks. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Elven companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'0" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her silver hair is still thick. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born in the east. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a pastel armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. He wears his beige fur up. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born into a rich family. A freak accident while working with his Stylist father left him crippled. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Azurite (14 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Jet (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He has brown eyes and a grey hat with a violet feather.

Personality: Harbek is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Harbek was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Architect. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 400 sp. Red garnet (160 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 slicked back brown hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Baggi was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 7000 sp. Black pearl (900 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 2'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tattered old clothes. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Darrow's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Guard

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a white shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and brown pants. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Reirak was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'8". She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Sarai alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 8000 sp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). Malachite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.