Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears bulky red painted plate armor. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 9000 sp. Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He carries with him a set of crossbows on his belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Bertram was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bertram fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she usually wears her white robe and has her lance always slung over her shoulder, and is pretty ugly. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Mella hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. Her brass crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

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 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Jheri 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. Jheri decided she wanted neither the life of her mother 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. She has achieved small success as a Ruler.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Tourmaline (140 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. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Bowyer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bowyer. She has worked as a Bowyer like her father before her.

Motivation: To be a Animal Trainer again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 800 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His blonde hair is lengthy. He has gray eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Nákra was born the youngest of three triplets. His parents enrolled him in a Warrior school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears long strands of ruby and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. His silver unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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 is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He became a Bookbinder soon after.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Bonds: Enemies, Job, Poor, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 110 gp.