Description: Standing 5'8", this man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His red hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Melech will drive conversation. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his 18th 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She is dressed in earthy colors with a red and pastel handkerchief worn on her left side, marred by sweets. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born in a small island village. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: A 5'10" northern man, he wears a green deerstalker hat and green clothes. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Qemuel isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. He is an amazing painter.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Qemuel 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 has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small black clips. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. A friendly and beautiful Half-Orc, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Brakka was born with her father's beautiful face. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Being a Performer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she is greedy

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Loud with bravado

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

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. John is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 27000 cp.

Description: Standing 5'11", this man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Stableman. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Hugh was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Cleric, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Cleric in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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 a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 140 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has brown eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Banker arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Fistula fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing a long, red cloak. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her small red hat.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. The war was a terrible time for her, and Shaena does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Shaena hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Shaena was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and she's in love

Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Enemies, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Sarah was born the youngest of three triplets. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Cartwright they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Merchant, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2100 sp. Tourmaline (100 gp).