Description: She wears a green shirt, with a red mid length skirt with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are likewise black.

Personality: Pyra hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Pyra grew up listening to her father's many stories. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His fur is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise hazel.

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. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

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. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 40000 cp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his longsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His white hair is still thick. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the west to a Masseuse, Joser learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Masseuse work with an outfit from a few towns over. Masseuse work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Masseuse for hire.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Soapmaker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. After a long history of fighting, Helen and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She wears her white crest up. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 80 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, marred by beers. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Harriet grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her childhood dream was to be a Masseuse, but she was a colossal failure. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She is greedy; and expand her business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. Her hair is black and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp. Azurite (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. 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: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1100 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.