Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. A true patriot, Claira would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Laborer. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (900 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears green trousers with pastel and green striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His long silver crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 800 gp. Moonstone (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Symma isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born in the east to a Weaver, Symma learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Barber, but she was a colossal failure. She struck the Weaver job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 23000 cp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Namfoodle is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Namfoodle hails from a village terrorized by orcs. 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 north. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He got into the Gardener business at a young age. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Slave, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 gp. Pink pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. She has wavy rusty crest. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. After a long history of fighting, Savaran and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a bow, but if one is not available he will default to his sickle. His fur is black, silky, and of moderate length. His copper eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Cask was born with his mother's beautiful face. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Human compassion; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Stylist. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Merla is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Through the years after Merla was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Merla's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His crest is gold and very short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.