Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 gp. Peridot (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Azurite (7 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his top green hat.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His childhood dream was to be a Ruler, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Engraver.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Canary diamond (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her red hair is long and unkept. She has black eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents enrolled her in a Adept school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Her red hair is well kept. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Sarah was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sarah fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his mace, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She wears her silver hair up. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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 is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Sannl took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. After a long history of fighting, Sannl and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears tan trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a hunchback. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a white collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has golden hair. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born into a rich family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Rose (70 gp). Jade (80 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Sard (70 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 pixie cut. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. 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: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp).