Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An older man who wears a worn and beaten armor, he is not a threatening figure. He wears his yellow fur down. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Justice, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1900 gp. Malachite (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born in the north. Feng was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Animal Trainer. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2000 sp. Azurite (5 gp). Jet (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Glim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Rose (50 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp).

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. A true patriot, Rurik would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Standing 4'2", this woman wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 pp. Emerald (1100 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His crest is bronze and curly. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Heskan hails from a village terrorized by goblins. At a young age his mother died while driving off some goblins. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in greatsword use. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 10000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Jet (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Hematite (8 gp). White pearl (80 gp).