Description: This western man dresses like a well dressed Ploughman does. His clothes are grease stained in places. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Lance's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born in the west. A gifted student he started as a Performer, but he got bored and became a Ploughman. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ploughman.

Motivation: To be a Performer again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats, and he perpetually has his nunchaku ready. He has white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rolf fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She wears her chestnut hair up. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Aym is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She is a Maurezhi in disguise. Aym was born on a far eastern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Dilettante. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. 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's repulsed by the PC; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned female is typically in her Miller uniform. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. She has blue eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has worked as a Miller like her father before her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 17000 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is dressed in an above average manner. He has wavy auburn hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. 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: He was born in a small mountains village. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He bought a bow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears pastel leather gloves, a pastel jacket, and tight pants. He has styled his gray fur well, parting it to the left. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gale does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Gale was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Wella hails from a village terrorized by giants. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Wella grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Wella. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.