Description: This slender woman stands about 3'4". She is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2600 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'11" and likes to wear brown tank tops with white pants. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Lewis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 200 gp. Malachite (9 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This tall, slender woman likes to wear brown tank tops with grey skirt. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She comes from a rich western family. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Crown-heir they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Bellfounder, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 240 pp. Azurite (16 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her feathered violet hat.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Hugolina was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shoemaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mortician. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the right. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Rangrim's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Rangrim grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Rangrim. After months of barely getting by, Rangrim managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has wavy silver hair. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Syllin hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 15000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has no hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Hoshgrish 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 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Actor

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

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His white hair is braided into rings. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Cartwright. He has worked as a Cartwright like his mother before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He wears green painted combat armor at almost all times, and carries glaives. His rusty crest is singed and shortened. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Shamash 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. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shamash fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 60 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp).