Description: This southern man is renowned for his bright pastel suits and hats. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his gray fur up. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Jade enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Jade liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 700 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'3". She typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor, and her gloved hand is found clutching a warhammer. She wears her golden hair up. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Felosial was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Fighter, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Fighter in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His crest is short and gold. He has gold eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He got into the Tanner business at a young age. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this western woman wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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. 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, Giselle is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Cynical. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a worn and beaten armor. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kildrak studied abroad. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 390 gp. Jade (50 gp). Carnelian (30 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She usually wears her black robe and has her whip always slung over her shoulder. Her silver crest is still thick. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a Interpreter first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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 into a rich family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 90 pp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Jet (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. His clothes are grease stained in places. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born to a Soapmaker, his father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.