Description: Standing 3'6", this man wears dull blue sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed monstrous two handed axe, just in case. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born in the west. Erky 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her red hair is long and unkept. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She tends to her Cartwright job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and balancing her hectic life and new cartwright responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Hunter. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Hunter. She's also a talented Butcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his axe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a hunchback. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Bookbinder. He carries with him a set of swords on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in the south to a Bookbinder, Joser learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Guard, but he got bored and became a Bookbinder. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 900 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

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. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has violet eyes and a yellow hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Jarsali was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. When Jarsali reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is physically well-built. She has shaved her head bald. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

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. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Tawar was born the youngest of three triplets. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Tawar's homeland. Tawar decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. After a long history of fighting, Tawar and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This malnourished man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His yellow fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. 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: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. 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 owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Debt. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Pink pearl (60 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: The child of a Unemployed, who enjoyed hunting, Joan was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 70 gp.