Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 6'4". He wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and black pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a bastard sword. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting dire rats, the young Zepar began to lead the lost caravan. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy black dress. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her brass crest is still thick. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Dyer. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She comes from a rich western family. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: PTSD, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Crowbar.

Description: This northern woman wears a green cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She keeps her green crest in a pixie cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Mortician profession.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A gifted student she started as a Mortician, but she got bored and became a Priest. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Priest responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Slave. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has wavy blonde hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Crowbar. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. 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 large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Stableman arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. After months of barely getting by, Lagazi managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Painter. She has wavy golden hair. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born in a small desert village. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 700 gp. Jade (60 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Full Plate.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. His skin is also unnaturally pale. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He bought a bow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is content

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She tends to wear a large tan jacket. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. The war was a terrible time for her, and Ellyjoybell does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed grey hat.

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 accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 7000 cp.