Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tattered old clothes. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and doesn't want to be a fletcher and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 19000 cp. Azurite (14 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a scythe on her belt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'6" when asserting herself. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She wears her red hair down. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Vistra hails from a village terrorized by giants. Vistra was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Vistra decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and a deep hatred of giants

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Amber (90 gp). Hematite (9 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a white shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and black pants. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Ekk's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Ekk was born with her mother's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Ekk and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Stylist, and she perpetually has her monstrous two handed axe ready. She has wavy blue hair. This white eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Stylist. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. Carnelian (40 gp). Banded agate (16 gp).

Description: He wears green trousers with black and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He is portly but not overly obese. He has done his best to style his copper crest to look like a famous performer. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He uses divination through singing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His childhood dream was to be a Blacksmith, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bookbinder and was forced into it by his family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Butcher. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length black hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Azurite (14 gp).

Description: He is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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. He struck the Crown-heir job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is content; and to be a bather again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.