Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Doctor and was forced into it by her family; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Family, Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her axe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has dyed her greying brass crest a little too much giving a sharp brass color. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. When Jezean reached her early adolescence her Dragonborn father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is physically well-built. He has wavy red hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Wiggens abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Being a Fortune-teller kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Ralf never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. His tied-back hair is brown. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. 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 got into the Bricklayer business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bricklayer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bricklayer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To be a Shipwright again; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. His blue crest is heavily combed to the right. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Torinn abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses like a well dressed Banker does. Her white hair is cut short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: She got into the Banker business at a young age. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Banker. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Banker.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp. Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Brewer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His fur is gray and very short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gifted student he started as a Courier, but he got bored and became a Soapmaker. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to be a courier again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 15000 cp.