Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is short and red. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. 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: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Howard was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears baggy green pantaloons and a blue scarf. His copper crest is heavily combed to the left. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

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. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Rose (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears bulky red painted plate armor. His hair is blonde and curly. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Curran studied abroad. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Philantrophist. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His brown hair is singed and shortened. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He stands about 5'3" and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a grey tunic with white highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes, and carries falchions. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. After coming to the age of reason, Heather took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. 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. Heather fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has wavy golden hair. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. 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: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is cut short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp.