Description: A moderately attractive man, he typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in the west to a Mercenary, Ulfgar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He tends to his Mercenary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Addict, Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a tan collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Golden pearl (130 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is portly but not overly obese. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: 3'3" and muscular, this western man has the majority of his body covered in plate. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 210 gp. Red spinel (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her blue hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. Being a Blacksmith kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 60 gp. Amethyst (140 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His red hair is lengthy. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Fortune-teller who has hired him part-time. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a Fletcher, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and is pretty ugly. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is mildly Gnome supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

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. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has worked as a Spice Merchant like her father before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This northern man wears a brown collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His fur is lavender and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Guardian, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 15000 sp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp).