Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a white vest and prefers green and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Ovak lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing a long, black cloak and is in decent physical shape. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

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. 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is brown and curly. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. Zaffrab abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. 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: Money/treasure; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a white Stetson hat and white clothes. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 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 parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has dyed his greying red crest a little too much giving a sharp red color. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3100 sp. Red spinel (70 gp). Jet (70 gp).

Description: An older woman who prefers to wear flannel, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Beleth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She's also a talented Farmer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His fur is short and yellow. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. He has shaved his head bald. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born in the west. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'9". She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has slicked back silver hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Fletcher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fletcher work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and balancing her hectic life and new fletcher responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.