Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 20 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

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 suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. With wild silver hair. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. 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: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Sculptor. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vani studied abroad. She found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Hunter; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 23000 cp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a Healer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She takes great joy in being the best Healer in town.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her first spouse was a Banker, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has no hair. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He uses divination through singing.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the north were limited. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 800 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Brown diamond (2000 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her red hair is long and unkept. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 11000 sp.

Description: A 4'9" western woman, she wears professional attire. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. 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; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. Her gray fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Masseuse. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to be a banker again

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Poor, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1200 sp.