Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and carries lances. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Jarana hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 210 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Rose (40 gp). Coral (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape and is in decent physical shape. Her golden hair is still thick. She has green eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 13000 sp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in the south to a Animal Trainer, Ilanis learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortbow.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 700 gp. Onyx (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp).

Description: This northern man wears a green shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 80 pp. Hematite (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. With bright brown hair. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting gnolls, the young Tordrid began to lead the lost caravan. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and revenge

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 9000 sp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her white fur is long and unkept. She is baby faced.

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 is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 7000 sp. Red garnet (60 gp). Coral (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Frederick fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 pp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. She wears her brown hair down. Her white eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nemeia studied abroad. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1600 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a blue coat. Her hair is cut close to her head. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Virra took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up ceremonial dagger and armor she uses now. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.