Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He keeps his yellow fur in a pixie cut. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gifted student he started as a Mayor, but he got bored and became a Locksmith. He became a Locksmith soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new locksmith responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a fancy blue suit. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Cartwright. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Paelias is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Flaws: Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is light but she possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. She is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has moderate length black hair. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Kansif's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kansif grew up listening to her mother's many stories. 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: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 30000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears long strands of jet and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His red hair is cut short. He has gray eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. 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 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 has money and likes to spend it; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2900 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are green.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Locksmith kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 3000 gp. Amber (160 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Star rose quartz (30 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 prefers to wear flannel. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. She has violet eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She is physically well-built. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. She has blue eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Jarsali speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Navigator and was forced into it by her family; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, yellow shirt, and brown tie. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 sp. Chalcedony (40 gp).