Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she wants revenge against drow

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Amethyst (90 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a tan tunic with black highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Sumnes hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp).

Description: She wears dull blue sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed scythe, just in case. She carries with her a set of scythes on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She wears her black hair down. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Orla was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. His white hair is thinning but still full. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

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. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 46000 sp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the left. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Chem was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Chem decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Jeweler kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is greedy; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: An older man who wears a white cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Hûra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 12000 cp. Rose (20 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). 4 Acid flasks.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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: Randal lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Debt, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp).

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.