Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a brown collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has slicked back golden hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Marastyr isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). 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: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 300 gp. Fire opal (900 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His chestnut hair is lengthy. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He hates Dwarves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: Regain custody of his son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 140 pp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Jade (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

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 has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Himo 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and tiefling compassion

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a simple brown robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her copper unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. 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: Lone lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a worn and beaten armor, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has styled his black fur well, parting it to the right. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Gardener. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born into a rich family. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. He became a Gardener soon after.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: In love, Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her pastel robe. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 5000 gp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. 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: She was born in the east. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Cynical, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Emerald (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Barber mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver pearl (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Sard (30 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.