Description: This woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her right hand. Her red hair is well kept. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. A true patriot, Cecily would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. When Cecily reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 800 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp).

Description: 6'9" and muscular, this southern man wears a green shirt with thin red vertical stripes and black pants. His red hair is lengthy. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 32. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 800 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp).

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

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. Lance liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 150 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Sekhmet was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She found a children's book about a Tiefling Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the right. Her ears are large.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Meriele is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: This northern man is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a great chef.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Manfred grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Manfred was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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 reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a white coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

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 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. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears her brown hair down. Her eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She got into the Engraver business at a young age. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Rose (20 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.