Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. He wears his scarlet crest down. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Gargax was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1500 sp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His green crest is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a pastel coat. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly kukris and tridents. His lavender fur is heavily combed to the left. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Painter arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This malnourished man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Gifted from a young age, Frouse studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Barbarian school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She dresses like a well dressed Ruler does. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She got into the Ruler business at a young age. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Lazy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Hematite (5 gp). 1 Thunderstones.

Description: He wears long strands of emerald and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'6" when asserting himself. His red fur is singed and shortened. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Skirt enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. She keeps her white crest in a pixie cut. Her eyes are red.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Zykroff lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Zykroff 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. Zykroff 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. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2300 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears baggy black pantaloons and a grey scarf. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Kairon was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Debt. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her golden hair is well kept. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 70 gp.