Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Through the years after Ekk was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Ekk's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Ekk and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 9000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat and is in decent physical shape. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 7. 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. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Manfred was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Farmer. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 20000 cp. Tourmaline (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Jasper (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She is portly but not overly obese. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. 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 ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Cartwright for the past few years.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Rimmon grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Rimmon. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His fur is cinnamon, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a Mason, his father struggled to pay the bills. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

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 loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. Zephan 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. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Glassblower. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Glassblower. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: The child of a Blacksmith, who enjoyed hunting, Balifra was taken on many hunting expeditions. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Glassblower hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She tends to her Glassblower job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears an entirely black suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Rich, Family, Debt. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 500 gp. Amethyst (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are brown.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Soapmaker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.